Ernest Roberts Death – Cause Of Death: Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services executive director Ernest Roberts has passed away recently after a courageous battle with illness leaving friends and family in agony. Ernest Roberts’ cause of death has not been released at the time of this report.
Ernest Roberts directed the PVJOBS with great compassion, he served PVJOBS which was founded in 1998 for 20 years, he helped change lives through various job programs for at-risk communities. PVJOBS became a general model during his management of job programs serving at-risk communities.
PVJOBS works to place at-risk and disadvantaged youth, adults, and veterans in career-track employment in the construction industry and other industries. We advocate and serve as a national model for job programs that assist this target population. He will be greatly missed by all who had felt his impact.
According to a publication made by council member Curren D. Price, Jr. on his Facebook page he said “I am saddened to hear about the passing of PVJOBS Executive Director Ernest Roberts, who passed away recently after succumbing to an illness. Regarded as the rock of PVJOBS since its founding in 1998, Ernest was its inaugural Executive Director and spent two decades in the role of helping to transform lives through groundbreaking job programs for at-risk communities. Under his leadership, PVJOBS became a national model for job programs serving at-risk communities. Many will remember him as someone who gave others a second chance even when others did not. Earnest’s presence will be sorely missed throughout Los Angeles.” Ernest Roberts’ obituary will be released by his family in due time.
Photo credit – Curren D. Price, Jr.