A memorial will be held Sunday for a past president of a Port Coquitlam art group.
The service to remember Julie Roberts will take place Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr., Port Moody).
A retired school teacher and Coquitlam resident, Roberts led the Art Focus Artists' Association in 2009 and 2010 and regularly exhibited her watercolour pieces.
“Creating a watercolour painting is akin to a dancer borne by music and washed by a changing palette of lights,” Roberts had written in her Art Focus biography statement.
Art Focus president Alexine Law told The Tri-City News that Roberts played a strong role during her eight years with the club.
"She was always so willing to share and contribute in so many ways," she said. "She was an incredible artist and loved to draw young children at play. Although I only knew Julie for a very short time, she always came to us with a smile and volumes of information on the club."
And fellow past president Val Bordian called Roberts a "shining star."
"Julie was definitely one-of-a-kind. She was especially kind-hearted and often went out of her way to help anyone who was floundering," Bordian said. "I know this personally. When she stepped down as president, I took up the reins and almost immediately was petitioning her for some direction. I’m not sure how I would’ve made it through those first few months without her patience and help."
