Karen managed the franchise accounts the last five years for Roberts’ business, which grew through the 1990s to include five franchise locations: in Dudley, Roslindale, Egleston Square, Codman Square and on Warren Street.
During that summer reunion, State Sen. Nick Collins and 12th Suffolk District Rep. Dan Cullinane presented a citation that recognized Jim Roberts as a Person of the Year in 2019 for his work as a philanthropist, entrepreneur and family man.
Roberts attended Boston Technical High School and studied to be a draftsman, but life had other plans.
This part-time job developed into Roberts’ first business opportunity.
They called their business “We Three,” and Roberts walked to the Bank of Boston in Dudley to open their first business account himself.
