Until Parkinson’s took over, Doug (or Dougie) Roberts lived a wonderful life.

His parents Howard and Madge Roberts helped him be a typical kid: soap box derby; Cub Scouts; paper route; then, as a 13-year-old Sea Explorer Scout, making weekend voyages to Catalina and even Santa Barbara, learning about the sea.

Doug graduated from Long Beach Wilson High School, Long Beach State College, and the University of Louisville Medical School. Between high school and college, he served two years in the US Army, achieving an honorable discharge in 1961.

While in college, he met Karen K. Werth at their church youth group. They married, and she taught elementary school to put Doug through medical school.

They returned to California for Doug’s internship at Riverside County Hospital and residency in surgery, then anesthesia, at Sacramento Medical Center (which became UC Davis Medical School). He came to practice with Anesthesia Associates Medical Group at Goleta Valley Community Hospital for almost 40 years.

Doug’s three sons Sam, Josh and Adam were very important to him, so he was a Cub Scout and Indian Guide leader, a Little League coach and umpire, built them a cool swing set, and attended every church and school event.

Later Doug was thrilled to have grandsons Elijah, Miller, Jonah and Noah (who died at birth), and attended as many of their events as he could.

In his full life, Doug became a private pilot and flew medical teams to Mexico for eye surgeries; was on several work teams to rebuild arson-destroyed churches in the South with Santa Barbara United Methodist Church and B’nai Brith Temple; and rehabbed homes on the Hopi Reservation with fellow Santa Barbara church men.

He was active with the California Society of Anesthesiology, serving as president in 2003-04.

He built his dream cabin in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and loved having family and friends visit to ski and hike and enjoy the views.

Over his life, Doug took up various activities including jogging, road-biking (including a trip from Santa Barbara to Capistrano, and trips in Northern Italy), and, of course, skiing, which he did into his late 70s (especially at Wolf Creek near Pagosa Spring).

And he was forever a long-form storyteller.

He will be missed by Karen, Sam, Josh and Tracy, Adam and Theresa; his three grandsons; his sister, Cheryl Vaillancourt (Jim) and her two daughters Jennifer Zinn (Bill) and Heather Vaillancourt; sister-in-law Barbara McNair and her children Deborah Wheeler (Brannon) and Dan “Red” Carter (Justin); brother-in-law Bill Werth and wife Cheryl and their children Amber Bonilla (Rodney) and Ryan Werth.

We are deeply grateful for the wonderful care provided to Doug by Carmelo, Daniel, Pablo, and hospice nurses, and Drs. Fearer and Aijian, and Pastor Ann Conklin.

There will be a gathering in his memory, 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave., Santa Barbara.

Doug would be happy for you to wear aloha attire.

Donations in memory of Doug could be to First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara or Direct Relief.