Melissa Roberts-Johnson, 54, Queen Creek, Arizona, passed away on September 6, 2024.
Melissa was born on April 14, 1970, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Parents Susan Roberts and Monroe Roberts raised Melissa in small town Texas with her three siblings, Jolie, C.E., and Andy. She married at the age of 17, earned her G.E.D., and became a mother to two beautiful children, Garrett and Clayton. Melissa and Kevin moved to Washington to raise their young children.
Joining The Boeing Company in the early 1990’s, Melissa started on the shop floor kickstarting a successful career that later spanned many positions and locations, positively impacting teams and colleagues.
Melissa divorced in the mid-late 1990’s and met Blake Johnson at Boeing, who she married in 1999 in Washington state. She and Blake moved to Arizona where they raised her boys as a beautiful family of four. Melissa pursued her interests in pool design and construction, then later with event planning in Parks and Recreation, which quickly became a passion of hers.
Melissa and Blake lived in Arizona, Washington, and Montana together, creating memories and making life-long friends along the way. Melissa’s boys, Garrett and Clayton, became wonderful young men who will carry on her legacy and who both cherish the memories they shared with their Mom.
Melissa shared strong morals for doing the right thing, which she carried close to her heart. Her passion for life and family will live on among those who loved her.
Melissa was preceded in death by parents’ Susan and Monroe and grandmother Virginia. She is survived by her loving husband, Blake; sons, Garrett and Clayton, and daughter-in-law Shelby; granddaughters, Finley and Emersyn; siblings, Jolie (and Johnny), C.E. (and Pam), and Andy; and several uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews.
Service will be held at San Tan Mountain View Funeral Home on September 13, 2024, at 1 p.m. in Queen Creek, Arizona. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to your local Parks and Recreations Center or community center in honor of Melissa’s passion for community involvement.
Celebrations of Life will be held in Washington, Arizona, and Texas. More details to come.
Funeral arrangements were handled by San Tan Mountain View Funeral Home & Advance Planning Center.
