Ralph L. “Larry” Roberts Sr., the founder of R + L Carriers, Inc., a global transportation business, died March 19, at the age of 77, in Ocala, of dementia.
With his wife Mary, Roberts, who was known by many as “Senior,” developed the Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club and World Equestrian Centers in Wilmington, Ohio, and Ocala. Roberts was born Aug. 23, 1945, in Wilmington, Ohio. He and Mary were married on Nov. 2, 1963. He founded R + L Carriers, Inc., a trucking and transportation company, in 1965. According to company literature, he started with one truck that he used for hauling furniture.
“The business grew with the purchase of intrastate and interstate authority from Mayflower Moving and Storage,” notes the R + L Carriers website. In the 1980s, the company expanded to five midwestern and southern states. Its growth continued in the ‘90s with the acquisitions of other companies. Today, the company operates across America and in Canada, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
In addition to his affinity for the trucking industry, Roberts had a love for horses and for Florida. He and Mary bought 1,300 acres in the area and thus was born the golf and equestrian club on West Highway 27, just outside Ocala. Following the success of the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ohio, the Roberts’ opened WEC Ocala in early 2021.
In addition to his wife Mary, Roberts is survived by his daughter Michelle Carpenter of Ocala; son Ralph L. Roberts Jr. and his wife Terri, of Wilmington, Ohio; and son Roby L. Roberts and his wife Jennifer, of Ocala; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Roberts did not wish to have a memorial or funeral service.
Candace Fitzgerald, WEC Marketing Director, said in email that the family was “grateful for people’s prayers and condolences and asked that anyone who wishes to honor Senior simply do something special for someone they love.”
Visionary developers Ralph “Larry” Roberts, his wife Mary, and their children have been escaping Ohio winters for Ocala for decades. As Larry turned a single moving truck into R+L Carriers, a national moving and shipping empire with a 21,000-strong fleet, he began buying horses, starting with a broodmare.
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Golden Ocala is part of Larry Roberts' holdings, which includes the WEC. Roberts is the founder of R+L Carriers, a freight shipping company based in Wilmington, Ohio.
Roberts is a surname of English and Welsh origin, deriving from the given name Robert, meaning "bright renown" – from the Germanic elements "hrod" meaning renown and "beraht" meaning bright. The surname, meaning "son of Robert", is common in North Wales and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
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He married Mary D. Snider on Nov. 2, 1963, and he leaves to cherish his loving memory three children: Michelle Carpenter of Ocala, Fla.; Ralph L. Roberts, Jr.
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Firstly, the Roberts surname is thought to be patronymic, reflecting the 'son of Robert', particularly common in Wales (especially in the north of the country) and Scotland. The second supposed origin of this surname, which is more prevalent in England, relates to someone who is the 'servant of Robert'.
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