Then he turned the company over to his son at an early age. I lived at home.'' Their son, Brian L. Roberts, is the current CEO of Comcast Corporation. Soon after buying the Flyers, Mr. Roberts admitted that he had just seen his first hockey game. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. ". '', That would have been a wrenching decision, as it almost invariably is for the founder of a company. But the son wanted to stay in the family business, so Mr. Roberts started him off in the trenches, stringing cable in New Kensington, Pa. ''We were lucky because the cable business was growing and growing, '' Mr. Roberts recalled. Let others know about your loved one's death. ", Mr. Roberts met his wife at a dance in 1937 when he was 17, she 16. In a high-pressure corporate world that demands long hours from its executives, Mr. Roberts was proud to say that he was sure to be home for dinner with his wife and children nearly every night. The soft-spoken, affable Mr. Roberts never acquired the outsize public profile of cable pioneers like Ted Turner, John C. Malone, Charles F. Dolan and John Rigas, but his impact was comparable to theirs in making cable television a culture-changing industry giving viewers hundreds of channels, where they once had little more than a dozen, and persuading them to pay for something that had always been free. Maybe it was losing both his parents before he was 21, living through the Depression, but somehow he became an optimist. I speak for all of us when I say he will be greatly missed. To make it work, you have to have motivated, competent successors as well as accommodating heirs. Mr. Roberts would help with homework and listen to each of his five children. He has five children, aged 36 to 47. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. ''When some guy decides that he is so important that he dismisses Mama for some 35-year-old trophy, then I don't know what is fair. Growing up with five kids competing for attention, it's not easy, but he put his family first. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. Get alerts, search tips, and advice from our experts. Receive a notification when services are updated. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Nathan Scott, and his brother, Jonathan Scott. [4] In 1998, the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Roberts into their Hall of Fame. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. In addition, Ralph Roberts personally owns another 5.2 million nonvoting shares, as well as 319,00 class A shares. "He was the greatest influence in my life and a joy for me to work side by side with for over three decades. That was extremely important to him, that we would sit around the table - all seven of us. Wife Suzanna died on April 20, 2020 age 98", Ralph J. Roberts, Comcast Corporation Founder and Chairman Emeritus, dies at age 95, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ralph_J._Roberts&oldid=1141863531, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 06:20. "As a person, his DNA is all over our company. He also participated in continuing education programs at Harvard Business School. They both deserve credit for that graceful interplay, but the lion's share goes to Ralph," said Burke, CEO of Comcast's NBCUniversal. ''She had a lot of friends, and she decided to go into the insurance business, and everybody she knew bought a policy from her the first year to keep us going,'' he said. Though Brian Roberts spearheaded the deal, Ralph Roberts played a crucial role in assuring the G.E. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. '', Both parents said that in bringing up their brood, they worked hard to see that the children connected with one another. He wants the other person to always feel good, whatever the exchange is. Sign Up Today! IN THE CARE OF. Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Like many media entrepreneurs, Ralph Roberts created several classes of stock, enabling him to issue equity without losing control. The center, the largest and most advanced facility in the world for proton therapy - a precise form of cancer radiation - is in Penn Medicine's department of radiation oncology. [9], In 1942, Roberts married Suzanne Fleisher,[10] who was also Jewish,[2] an actress and playwright, and daughter of philanthropist Alfred W. ''We never emphasized that they should make a lot of money, or have the biggest car,'' Mrs. Roberts recalled. To send flowers We are deeply saddened to announce that Ralph J. Roberts, husband, father and grandfather, died of natural causes Thursday, June 18 in Philadelphia, PA. All rights reserved. . When not on the basketball court, Douglas loved playing cards, spending time with his family, and helping those less fortunate. Roberts was born on March 13, 1920, in New York City. Ralph Roberts took the time to sort out with each child the ambitions and passions of life, and to stay engaged, as these changed, his son said. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The Elkins Park family would travel to places like Haiti and Guatemala to learn about other cultures. He wanted to marry her after several years, but she wasn't ready. Even though Brian is the CEO, Ralph set the tone from a business point of view.". No one was punished for broaching a new idea. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. ''Usually we have about 200.''. New York Times: Ralph Roberts, Cable TV Pioneer Who Built Comcast, Dies at 95 By Glenn Rifkin Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry bought a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. Since I was 12, all I wanted to do was work with my dad, Brian Roberts said in an interview for this obituary. Mr. Roberts has reason to track the way family-run companies pass the baton from one generation to next. Questions? This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. To be sure, he adds, ''At an important fork in the road, Brian will go off to his father'' to get the older man's stamp of approval. After Robert Roberts died in 1932, Ralphs mother, Sara, moved the family to the Germantown section of Philadelphia, to be near her ailing sister. ''All this would never have happened in the arms of a second wife,'' according to Mr. Danco. '', See the article in its original context from. Douglas A. Roberts, 66, of Mount Carmel, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his residence. The family will host a private service for the family, the company announced. Brian Roberts said his parents tried to make life stimulating and eye-opening for their children. ''We moved into an apartment with my aunt in Philadelphia. He is steel. ''But if it were not for self-promotion, how would a guy like Bill Gates take him seriously?''. He was born on January 6, 1955 in Tampa, Florida, the son of Terrance Andrew Roberts, Sr. and Geraldine (Boyce) Thompson. "I never had a bad idea in working for him for 30-plus years," Roberts said. Committed to the fight against cancer, he and his family helped establish the Roberts Proton Therapy Center at Penn Medicine in 2006. The fundamental fact is that people love television, he said, and if you can provide them with more television, they love it even more.. Ralph J. Roberts, 95, the soft-spoken visionary who in 1963 bought a tiny subscriber-TV system in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast Corp., the nation's leading cable company, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. In 1963, Mr. Roberts was a little-known entrepreneur who had sold Muzak systems and mens belts and suspenders, but he was ambitious and always scouting for new business opportunities. He helped his wife, an actress, practice her lines and attended every performance no matter how many days the show ran. And experts say the odds of a successful transition are greater at Comcast than at most family businesses. If a family has to go to law court to determine what is fair, the issue is what's the law, not what is fair.''. His main goal at the time was to make a lot of money. 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He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and perhaps most importantly, a kind and humble human being. They were like mass therapy sessions with the children.''. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. These early losses, coupled with experiences as a young salesman of golf clubs, men's accessories, cologne, and Muzak, gave Mr. Roberts an ambitious, entrepreneurial spirit. But during the Depression, Mr. Roberts recalled, ''my father died, and we lost all our money. We are deeply saddened to announce that Ralph J. Roberts, husband, father and grandfather, died of natural causes Thursday, June 18 in Philadelphia, PA. Private. Actually, he added, "I've had a lot of bad ideas, but he would never say that. . He was a gentle soul with an infectious spirit who will be greatly missed. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. Mr. Roberts said, according to his biography. Brian, born in 1959, was the fourth. Ralph J. Roberts, who at the dawn of the cable television industry bought a small cable service in Tupelo, Miss., and built it into Comcast, today the largest cable television company in the nation, died Thursday night in Philadelphia. Their simple philosophy was summed up by Mr. Roberts in an interview with The New York Times in 2007. Later, as a college student, he bought eggs from farms in New Jersey and peddled them to fraternities at a discount. Ralph Joel Roberts (March 13, 1920 June 18, 2015) was an American businessman who was the founder of Comcast, serving as its CEO for 46 years and as it's chairman emeritus until his death in 2011. That never happens.". In a family business, even the strongest allegiances can crack under the strain of a mismanaged transition at the top, but people familiar with Comcast say the younger Mr. Roberts is proving his mettle. His son Douglas died in 2011. The appeal was the Roberts team, the challenge, and the firm's culture. '', Ralph Roberts acknowledges that he was the heavy. Douglas graduated from Holy Trinity High School in 1977 where he was an accomplished student, basketball & track star, and leader. . He came home each weeknight at 7 p.m. and left his briefcase by the door, along with business cares. ''I don't think Ralph knows any more about Brian's personal life than he knows about the others. A Visitation will be held on Friday, March 3 from 10 am 12 pm at Drake and Son Funeral Home, 5303 North Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. Mr. Roberts has by all accounts done a skillful job of grooming Brian to fill his shoes so that he is both respected by his peers and supported by his siblings. Make a life-giving gesture. He credits his mother for pulling the family through hard times. Mr. Gates told the group he believed the cable industry had been slow to upgrade its systems. "That's what he stood for. Through the 1970s and '80s, it built cable networks, learned to maintain them, and profited by Mr. Roberts' favorite element - recurring monthly income. The culture of Comcast was important to him.". He is survived by : his parents, Terrance Andrew Roberts, Sr. and Geraldine Thompson (Boyce); his children, Sarah Roberts-Hanna, Katherine Allen, Sabrina McComas and Daniel Roberts; his grandchildren, Harper, Emily and Taylor; and his siblings, Danny Roberts and Charmaine Hankins. DOUGLAS ROBERTS OBITUARY. When the club proved to be poorly made, however the shaft bent like a pretzel, Mr. Roberts said he quickly exited the business. founded Comcast Corp. with the purchase of a 1,200-subscriber cable television system in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1963, died Thursday night of natural causes in Philadelphia. Ed Rendell. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Anyone can read what you share. Find the obituary of Douglas A. Roberts (1955 - 2021) from Mount Carmel, IL. Funeral homes; Help and advice. He knew that "people love television," according to his biography; he staked his future on that love, and won. Ralph is survived by Suzanne Roberts, his wife of over 70 years. [4] He was awarded honorary degrees from both Holy Family College and the University of Pennsylvania, where he received their Joseph P. Wharton Award. He sold it in 1961 to form his own venture capital firm, the International Equity Corporation, from which he began his foray into cable television. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four of his children and their spouses: Catherine R. Clifton and Anthony A. Clifton, Lisa S. Roberts and David Seltzer, Ralph Roberts Jr. and Kim Roberts, Brian L. Roberts and Aileen K. Roberts and Diane Roberts, widow of Ralph and Suzannes son Douglas Roberts, who passed away in September 2011. DOUGLAS ROBERTS OBITUARY Douglas J. Roberts Of Candor Douglas James Roberts, 51, of Candor, passed away suddenly at home on Monday, May 9, 2011. Then, chuckling, he added, ''It was probably a very good lesson for Brian -- no question about it. Luckily, the youngster had business smarts as well as enthusiasm. The Gettys or that family in Texas,'' he continued, referring to Harold Simmons, the Texas investor who is at war with his daughters. ''They are all billionaires, and they're fighting like crazy over another billion.''. The potential for conflict is obvious. But they talk all the time. And I always answer with a straight face, 'Of course I did,' " Mr. Roberts said in An Incredible Dream, his authorized biography, written by William Novak. ''Barry is very charismatic and hypnotic, but we were not going to lose our business and become a nonvoting stockholder of CBS to provide Barry with an entree to CBS.'' Brian Roberts countered that other companies, including Comcast, were aggressively upgrading. He is also survived by his eight grandchildren. Less than $5 per month He was a gentle soul with an infectious spirit who will be greatly missed. ''I would see Ralph about once a year. What is more common is that this kind of agreement does not happen. Flush with cash, Comcast went on a buying spree in the mid-1980s, acquiring part of the Group W cable system. OBITUARY Douglas McArthur ROBERTS April 10, 1943 - May 16, 2022. After Brian received an undergraduate business degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1981, Ralph Roberts tried to steer him to another company, where he would have to fight his own battles. Comcast, the company that the venture became (with Mr. Aaron and Mr. Brodsky as its first two employees), has 27.2 million subscribers and produced $68.8 billion in revenue in 2014, the company said. It also sells those services to businesses. There was plenty of room to give the son a shot. Douglas was born April 10, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA. He is also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews. Over the last five years, it has brought in a younger team of senior executives to work with Brian, including the executive vice president, Larry Smith, 49; the senior treasurer, John Alchin, 49, and the president of the cable division, Tom Baxter, 50. It purchased for $30 billion controlling interest in the entertainment conglomerate's NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks; pay TV channels such as USA, CNBC, Bravo, and Syfy; the Universal movie studio; and Universal Studios theme parks in Florida and California. Comcast is also one of the largest residential telephone providers in the United States. (66 years old). The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. His plan is to turn over the votes to Brian but make sure to divide the financial pie fairly among all the offspring. It also locked up broadcast rights to the Phillies. Doug was born July 24, 1969, in Kalamazoo, the son of Douglas and Vicky (Troyer). Overnight, it went from 18th to fifth among cable firms in the United States, with two million customers. Even as he is promoting his son, the elder Mr. Roberts is looking after the financial interests of his other children. He was chairman of the board from 1969 to 2002. Then in 1941, after seeing him twirling with another dance partner, she "grabbed Ralph, took him out on the golf course, and said, 'I want to marry you.' Though many aging entrepreneurs resist relinquishing power despite all their promises to do so, Comcast has begun notifying local cable commissions of the pending change of control, which Ralph Roberts said would be no later than early next year. [5] They incorporated in 1969 as Comcast Corporation, a name Roberts invented by combining the words communications and broadcasting. He was an icon, a mentor and friend to so many. ALL along, however, Mr. Roberts has drawn his son closer to the center of action inside Comcast and pushed him into the spotlight outside the company. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. And Ed Snider, Comcast Spectacor chairman, said Mr. Roberts was "a great partner and an even greater friend. Mr. Roberts later took jobs with the Muzak Corporation and the Pioneer Suspender Company, which sold mens belts and cologne. A result was Microsoft's $1 billion investment in Comcast. As the years passed, Mr. Roberts, with his shock of white hair and signature bow tie, made sure that Comcast's homey values remained in place. In addition to his wife, Ralph is survived by four of his children and their spouses: Catherine R. Clifton and Anthony A. Clifton, Lisa S. Roberts and David Seltzer, Ralph Roberts Jr. and Kim Roberts, Brian L. Roberts and Aileen K. Roberts and Diane Roberts, widow of Ralph and Suzannes son Douglas Roberts, who passed away in September 2011. In the first days of Comcast, when colleagues Dan Aaron and Julian Brodsky clashed over how to expand the business, Mr. Roberts acted as the cheerful referee. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.stonefuneralhomeupland.com for the ROBERTS family. An actress, director and host of Seeking Solutions with Suzanne, Suzanne has spent a lifetime seeking to help others. The former husband of Linda (Phillips) Roberts of Huntington, NY, he was the father of Leslie Roberts of Huntington and Daniel Roberts of Portland, OR. "Ralph was a remarkable man who touched the lives of so many people. The Roberts family said in a statement: "Ralph was a remarkable man who touched the lives of so many people. Sign up for service and obituary updates. The two said their relationship had been strengthened by having much to discuss, as each pursued separate professional interests - and also by the collaboration that developed when one asked the other for advice. It is only natural for the world to wonder: How will Brian's siblings react to all this? It shows the power of Ralph's influence, that he has been able to keep that feeling alive over 50 years," Cohen said. I knew a lot of people at Comcast. Many entrepreneurs are very secretive. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. Asked what it was like to run a company with one's father, Brian Roberts said his dad was a superb work partner, mentor, and parent. Seriously douglas roberts comcast obituary 2011 '' - May 16, 2022 [ 5 ] they in... 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