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King Solomon Roberson was born to Wiley and Addie Roberson on March 11, 1943. King had two older siblings, brother Robert and sister Annie. They were both legends in their own right. King attended East End High School in Robersonville, N.C. and sought further education at Elizabeth City State Teacher's College. It was during his study there, that he met the love of his life, Peggie Jean Perkins. The two lovebirds would escape the coup to marry in October 1964 at Bethel Church in New York. It is there in Brooklyn that they would begin to build their nest. King pursued various areas of employment when he and Peggie moved to New York, beginning his career as a Lab Technician at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He was a paramedic at Kings County Medical Center. He educated inner city youth through the avenue of art in East New York located in Brownsville Brooklyn during the 70’s. King continued his study and begin his bittersweet employ at Amtrak as an electrician while attending Brooklyn Law School at night. During his tenure he was promoted twice before sustaining a career changing injury to his back in 1986. He eventually completed his law studies that he had begun at age forty-five. He retired from the field he loved as the senior court representative of CASES in the Bronx Community Court of New York at age sixty in 2003. King retired with Peggie to his other loves, North Carolina and real estate. It is here he pursued his joy of carpentry, the outdoors and tended to their properties in Robersonville and Stokes. King was an independent man but was reminded by Peggie (quite often) during their many years that no man walks alone. She was so right in this and King recognized this when his loving family, all of which was never considered extended, just expanded. They were always there for him. That family expanded even further when Pastor Gregory V. Black, at this very church lovingly and soulfully baptized King and Peg in 2011. Amen! King leaves to cherish his memories, his loving wife, Peggie Jean Roberson of NC; faithful children, “Mitch” and Michael Roberson; grandson, Raven Roberson; adoring son-in-law, Alix Jean Francois of NY; four sisters in law, MaeAnze “Bounce” Little of NC, Patsy Ulysses (Mitchell) of GA, Gracie Rump, Betty Hunter of NJ; three brothers in law, Charles Perkins (Faye) of NC, Roosevelt Perkins of NJ, Benny Wallace of NC, a host of many loving relatives, adoring friends and soul sharers which he will blissfully see again in the fullness of time.

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King Solomon Roberson

March 11, 1943 - July 12, 2015