Ken Roberts, the father of Westview volleyball players Vivian and Violet Roberts, died in June following a lengthy battle with adenoid cystic carcinoma
For nearly a decade, Westview High School’s gym was home to a kind, positive and gentle presence who occupied the bleachers at all of its girls volleyball matches.
Westview is 16-5 overall and 0-1 in the Coastal North County Conference with big wins over Del Norte, Eastlake and La Jolla Country Day. “I try to do my best to not think about it during volleyball,” Vivian said. “I try to put it aside and tell myself this is the time to focus on the game and do my best.
Ken was always fixing something, whether it was cars or sprinklers, and teaching his daughters along the way.“Really hard,” Vivian Roberts said. “Going from having 16 years of your life of having your dad support you. … No matter what, my dad’s always shown up at my games. He always loved watching me and my sisters play. It was probably one of his favorite things to do. When I look up and only see my mom in the stands, it’s really hard.
Ken never complained, attending Westview’s indoor and beach volleyball matches even as his disease progressed. One afternoon last spring, Ros offered to move Vivian’s match closer to where Ken and Sharon were sitting. Ken, using an oxygen tank, insisted he was fine where he was.Westview High School freshman Violet Roberts is the youngest of four sisters to play volleyball at the school. Ken never pressured his four daughters to perform well in athletics or academics.
Vivian carries a 3.9 GPA and is being recruited for beach volleyball by Utah, Arizona State and Boise State.
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