Kit Douglas Roberts, Jr.

Kit Douglas Roberts, Jr., 40, of St. Albans, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on February 26, 2023. Kit was born on July 1, 1982, to Kit and Jane Roberts in Charleston, WV. He grew up in St. Albans, WV and was the oldest of four children. He attended Lakewood Elementary School and Hayes Junior High School and enjoyed playing soccer, basketball, and running track. During this time, he also participated in the Boy Scouts of America, eventually earning the highest rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from St. Albans High School in 2001 with a host of lifelong friends and joyous memories. Kit attended Marshall University where he became a diehard Thundering Herd fan. After college, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, proudly serving his country as a Senior Airman. He transitioned back into the civilian workforce by first working in the aviation industry, and then for the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where he helped veterans secure their benefits. In 2007, he reconnected with SAHS classmate and friend, Rachel Thaxton. They married and had a son, Kit Martin. After an amicable separation, they remained devoted co-parents. Later in his life, Kit struggled with substance use disorder. He eventually sought treatment and enjoyed several years of recovery. It was during this time that he flourished with a renewed sense of purpose for helping other addicts to find recovery. Because of the many lives he touched and the many lives those people touched, he leaves behind an enduring legacy of hope and selflessness. In 2016, he married Shannon Morse, a fellow Air Force veteran, and had his second son, Noah. Kit and Shannon made their home in St. Albans. They served at Gateway Christian Church and advocated for people in recovery. Whether it was a spur-of-the-moment day trip or just staying home, they found joy in the simple things as long as they were together. Kit was also blessed with a large extended family with several loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was fun-loving “Big Kit” to Keagan, Cora, Kylee, Lilli, Layden, Peyton, and Carrie. He would always make time for them and bring smiles to their faces. However, his most joyful role was that of “Daddy.” He truly loved his children, and just like his father did for him, he would not hesitate to get down on his hands and knees and goof around until they were all giggling. He was cheering from the sidelines for his boys at soccer matches and curling up in bed with them until they drifted off to sleep because he always put family first. Kit was predeceased by his father, Kit Douglas Roberts, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Jane Hoskins Kessell and her husband Kevin, his wife, Shannon, their son, Noah, his son, Kit Martin and his mother, Rachel Thaxton, his siblings, Nick Roberts and his wife, Amy, Rae Moore and her husband, Justin, Beth Faison and Jared Stover. A service will be held at Gateway Christian Church in St. Albans, WV at 1 PM on Saturday, April 15, 2023. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Recovery Point West Virginia at www.recoverypointwv.org. You may visit Kit’s tribute page at BartlettNicholsFuneralHome.com to share memories or condolences with the family. Bartlett-Nichols Funeral Home, family owned and located at 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans is honored to serve the Roberts family.

Kit Douglas Roberts, Jr.

July 1, 1982 - February 26, 2023