John Jackson Roberts
Taiwan High Speed Rail
It's very sad to hear the news about John Roberts, I want to pass my deepest condolence to you and your family.
This is Pauline Hsu who was the secretary of John Roberts while he was working at S220 Hsin-Chu in Taiwan High Speed Rail ( THSRC), I would like to pass this report to you that may help you for his memorial website.
This paragraph was written by the Web Page term of our Construction Management Division (CMD) in the head office Taipei, they visited him on 9-25-2003 and announced it in our Newsletter on 10-21-2003, but it's written by Chinese, Bill Wang (my colleague) and I have translated it to English for John, I have kept this record in my computer, I never thought that it become a memory to John. Please see the details in the attachment, you may arrange it or wait the further link from
our head office because I have passed this information to the person who is in charge of Web Page in our head office, they will re-arrange it and e-mail you to link soon.
This is only one thing that I can do for John at the moment. Praying to God that he is safe and happy in heaven.
Best regards,
Pauline Hsu
Gusts of Winds: What Wind City is Like
Written by Corina Lee
In the morning of Sep. 25 when the New Letter Web Page Team arrived at S220 Site Office, Resident Engineer John Roberts greeted us with great happiness on the face due to his willingness to share with us his great joy. We were informed he just received the call from his daughter regarding his being a Grandpa. The handsome co-worker surnamed JR is from Knoxville, Tennessee, a father of 3 daughters with a little regret of no girl’s name of Julia Roberts in any of the three. He told us about well-known Tennessee Waltz and Country Music as well as famous Jack Daniels Whisky by name of the origin.
JR started as short-term consultant for a couple of months’ contract with THSRC aimed at helping solving problems at Civil Works Contract Sites of C230 & C240. Because of his great contribution as the consultant, his contract with THSRC has been changed to 2 years and he is assigned a RE of S220 Contract Site leading a team of 28 co-workers to build Station at Wind City.
JR has many assets such as pertinent in character, serious on work, going to office early and late to leave. To the problems in quality, design, structure, construction period, he is consistent in following up until it is solved. Fond of mountain climbing and jogging, he is used to taking lunch break for jogging, toning up body. Besides, he is actively attending activities held locally, for example, Chong-lin Giant Pig Worship Ritual as shown in the picture. It is believed he becomes the best publicity spokesman for Ho-ka culture.
What is instrumental to S220 Station Works is free of hassles of land acquisition around Station all of which are reserved for Station use only. As to labor supply and outside party coordination, there seems to be little obstacles, a given gift to station works. But there is still undecided details in design which require repeated communication and coordination with Artech Architect Office and Contractor Daiho Co.
Steel work Engineer David Wang has expressed to us that another challenge of technical problem S220 faces is solution of cylindrical steel pipe. Since specially designed Grand Roof is emphasis of Hsinchu Station, especially the symbol of the Station which requires very complicated structure techniques to solve problems that may occur. According to Design Section Resident Site Architect KJ Toh, presently a Hong Kong design consultant is invited to assist in solving Grand Roof detailed design problems.
Hsinchu Station, though the smallest award in the six of THSRC stations, gains its position in the other way, i.e., its design represents Taiwan in the 8th Session of Year 2002 Venice International Architecture Bi-yearly Exhibition Show entitled “NEXT”& Year 2003 Rotterdam Architectural Design Bi-yearly Exhibition Show and won world-wide recognition, giving Taiwan Architectural Design & THSRC the best publicity.
Artech team led by Berkeley Graduated Jen-shih Yao, integrates features of Nature, Culture & Custom, Workmanship, Geography, Science of Wind City into the design of the Station.
The Grand Roof of the Station looks like circular wings taken by strong Hsinchu wind with only two points fixed on the ground, under which a high spacious dimensions receiving wind –like speedy train coming in.
The inspiration of designing the Concourse comes from traditional Ho-ka cylindrical building. Incessant flow of bustle & hustle passengers diverges from oval concourse. Divided by Concourse, there are two long circular walls; southward wall designed with ancient Ho-ka workmanship and material sideward expressed; northward wall designed with modern sense and glass material vertically expressed; material on both walls decorated in geometric contrast, giving passengers South & North bound a sense of visual joy, and easy detection of directions. In the middle, there is a very modern glass bridge gripping the two walls symbolizing connection of South & North as well as a integration of tradition & modernization.
DRE CC Chuang is one of the vanguard since the beginning of THSRC, and was transferred from Continental Construction Co., working with former Civil Work VP Dr. Crighton and then Coordination Manager of RON. Same as many engineers, he work at BUB with hope of experiencing more practical experiences at S220 construction site, currently playing a construction & coordination role. He matches greatly with RE JR in division of labor, together lead S220 to achieve the target of 5 Key Dates for operation of Year 2005.
Many of his classmates work with THSRC but in different sites, having a chance to meet along High Speed Rail. They are both classmates and co-workers with decades of precious memories. How lucky they are on their life track to have such a precious rendezvous! It is hoped that everyone of us can contribute their expertise, wisdom on THSRC track, making our life more meaningful.
This is Pauline Hsu who was the secretary of John Roberts while he was working at S220 Hsin-Chu in Taiwan High Speed Rail ( THSRC), I would like to pass this report to you that may help you for his memorial website.
This paragraph was written by the Web Page term of our Construction Management Division (CMD) in the head office Taipei, they visited him on 9-25-2003 and announced it in our Newsletter on 10-21-2003, but it's written by Chinese, Bill Wang (my colleague) and I have translated it to English for John, I have kept this record in my computer, I never thought that it become a memory to John. Please see the details in the attachment, you may arrange it or wait the further link from
our head office because I have passed this information to the person who is in charge of Web Page in our head office, they will re-arrange it and e-mail you to link soon.
This is only one thing that I can do for John at the moment. Praying to God that he is safe and happy in heaven.
Best regards,
Pauline Hsu
Gusts of Winds: What Wind City is Like
Written by Corina Lee
In the morning of Sep. 25 when the New Letter Web Page Team arrived at S220 Site Office, Resident Engineer John Roberts greeted us with great happiness on the face due to his willingness to share with us his great joy. We were informed he just received the call from his daughter regarding his being a Grandpa. The handsome co-worker surnamed JR is from Knoxville, Tennessee, a father of 3 daughters with a little regret of no girl’s name of Julia Roberts in any of the three. He told us about well-known Tennessee Waltz and Country Music as well as famous Jack Daniels Whisky by name of the origin.
JR started as short-term consultant for a couple of months’ contract with THSRC aimed at helping solving problems at Civil Works Contract Sites of C230 & C240. Because of his great contribution as the consultant, his contract with THSRC has been changed to 2 years and he is assigned a RE of S220 Contract Site leading a team of 28 co-workers to build Station at Wind City.
JR has many assets such as pertinent in character, serious on work, going to office early and late to leave. To the problems in quality, design, structure, construction period, he is consistent in following up until it is solved. Fond of mountain climbing and jogging, he is used to taking lunch break for jogging, toning up body. Besides, he is actively attending activities held locally, for example, Chong-lin Giant Pig Worship Ritual as shown in the picture. It is believed he becomes the best publicity spokesman for Ho-ka culture.
What is instrumental to S220 Station Works is free of hassles of land acquisition around Station all of which are reserved for Station use only. As to labor supply and outside party coordination, there seems to be little obstacles, a given gift to station works. But there is still undecided details in design which require repeated communication and coordination with Artech Architect Office and Contractor Daiho Co.
Steel work Engineer David Wang has expressed to us that another challenge of technical problem S220 faces is solution of cylindrical steel pipe. Since specially designed Grand Roof is emphasis of Hsinchu Station, especially the symbol of the Station which requires very complicated structure techniques to solve problems that may occur. According to Design Section Resident Site Architect KJ Toh, presently a Hong Kong design consultant is invited to assist in solving Grand Roof detailed design problems.
Hsinchu Station, though the smallest award in the six of THSRC stations, gains its position in the other way, i.e., its design represents Taiwan in the 8th Session of Year 2002 Venice International Architecture Bi-yearly Exhibition Show entitled “NEXT”& Year 2003 Rotterdam Architectural Design Bi-yearly Exhibition Show and won world-wide recognition, giving Taiwan Architectural Design & THSRC the best publicity.
Artech team led by Berkeley Graduated Jen-shih Yao, integrates features of Nature, Culture & Custom, Workmanship, Geography, Science of Wind City into the design of the Station.
The Grand Roof of the Station looks like circular wings taken by strong Hsinchu wind with only two points fixed on the ground, under which a high spacious dimensions receiving wind –like speedy train coming in.
The inspiration of designing the Concourse comes from traditional Ho-ka cylindrical building. Incessant flow of bustle & hustle passengers diverges from oval concourse. Divided by Concourse, there are two long circular walls; southward wall designed with ancient Ho-ka workmanship and material sideward expressed; northward wall designed with modern sense and glass material vertically expressed; material on both walls decorated in geometric contrast, giving passengers South & North bound a sense of visual joy, and easy detection of directions. In the middle, there is a very modern glass bridge gripping the two walls symbolizing connection of South & North as well as a integration of tradition & modernization.
DRE CC Chuang is one of the vanguard since the beginning of THSRC, and was transferred from Continental Construction Co., working with former Civil Work VP Dr. Crighton and then Coordination Manager of RON. Same as many engineers, he work at BUB with hope of experiencing more practical experiences at S220 construction site, currently playing a construction & coordination role. He matches greatly with RE JR in division of labor, together lead S220 to achieve the target of 5 Key Dates for operation of Year 2005.
Many of his classmates work with THSRC but in different sites, having a chance to meet along High Speed Rail. They are both classmates and co-workers with decades of precious memories. How lucky they are on their life track to have such a precious rendezvous! It is hoped that everyone of us can contribute their expertise, wisdom on THSRC track, making our life more meaningful.
posted by Peter Durand at 11:35 AM
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In Memoriam:
John Jackson Roberts
John Jackson Roberts, who had recently been named Project Manager for PB’s team on the Palm Jumeirah megaproject, died following a traffic accident on January 22 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was 58 years old.
John was struck by a bus as he crossed a street while jogging and died later at a hospital in Dubai.
John was managing PB’s work overseeing development of infrastructure for the Palm Jumeirah in the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Dubai, one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects, which involves the creation of a manmade island that will host luxury residences and hotels. According to Tim Judge, PB’s Principal-in-Charge on Palm Jumeirah, “John earned the respect of the entire team including our client, and was instrumental in driving the Palm project forward into an exciting new phase.”
His association with PB began in 1973 with the PB-led joint venture on Atlanta’s MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) project. He was a Resident Engineer, working on the King Memorial Station, East Line aerial structure, and West End Station.
Later, John was PB’s Program Director for two consecutive five-year contracts with the Florida Department of Transportation for construction management services on Florida’s Turnpike. He was named Construction Manager of the Year by PB’s Construction Services company in 1997. Chris Reseigh, who worked with John on MARTA and is President of the Construction Services company, calls him “one of our construction stars.” Chris adds, “John was very close to all of us who worked in Atlanta.” Of John’s recent international assignments, Chris says, he did “a terrific job.”
Well traveled, John was also Project Manager for a PB contract as the employer’s representative on a design-build project for a toll road in the Philippines and Special Consultant and Resident Engineer on the Taiwan High Speed Rail Project.
Before joining PB, John worked in various capacities for manufacturing plants, utilities and construction companies. He served as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969, responsible for platoon and company operations and logistics planning for construction projects.
John was an avid competitive runner and also enjoyed taking long bike tours, especially in Southeast Asia. “He was an accomplished engineer and project manager with a passion for living, and it is tragic that his life was cut short,” says Tom O’Neill, Chairman and CEO. “Certainly he lived his life fully.”
Donations may be made to Kidsplay Therapy Center, Loganville, Georgia, or a charity of choice in honor of John J. Roberts.
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