Preston Roberts aka Mountain Man, an American TV actor, is most known for his role in the History Channel’s Mountain Men, the most watched western reality show. He also gained notoriety for his humanitarian efforts by establishing Turtle Island Preserve, a nature preserve sanctuary.

In addition, for the past 25 years, Roberts has worked as a tutor and instructor at a variety of art and cultural programs across the United States. His artistic knowledge and experiences proved to be extremely beneficial to schools and the community.

What is the net worth of Preston Roberts at the time of his death?

Roberts, a visionary co-founder of the Turtle Island Preserve, was one of Hollywood’s wealthiest actors. Mountain Men, a History Channel reality show, used to pay him $100,000 per episode. He had a total net worth of $2.5 million at the time of his death.

Turtle Island Preserve visionary founder, Preston Roberts was a talented and knowledgeable craftsman, and teacher(Source: Watauga Democrat)

Roberts’ acting career paid off handsomely for him. But he also donated the majority of his wealth, which he earned from his History Channel TV show Mountain Men from 2012 to 2017. In 2012, he was also paid well for his role in the television drama documentary film Reconvergence.

Preston Roberts’ Charitable Works

Roberts, Eustace Conway’s late best friend, used to appear on the show as a skilled craftsman who made various types of knives on Turtle Island Preserve. Not only that, but he donated all of his earnings to charity in order to help underprivileged communities live better lives.

With the help of his fellow cast members, Roberts raised $63,500 with a goal of raising $25,000 to help cancer patients. Following his passing, his close buddy Eustace and his Mountain Men cast launched a gofundme.com global charity drive.

Preston Roberts’ best friend Eustace Conway and his Mountain Men cast raised several donations for the cancer patients worldwide(Source: Monsters and Critics)

Eustace, Roberts’ friend, and the Mountain Men cast raised $90,000 in his honor from his first donation campaign. On the 17th of August 2017, they also gathered a $100,000 gift for liver cancer sufferers. A month later, at the end of their show’s last season, they raised another $110,000 in donations.

How was Preston Roberts’s Early Life?

Preston James Roberts, the late Mountain Men star, was born on July 17, 1957, in Westfield, New Jersey, United States. Later, he and his parents, Eston Eugene Harrington and Dorothy James Harrington, moved to a little village near Brevard, North Carolina.

Jennifer R. Bush, Jamie R. Lance, April R. Pearson, and Lori R. Holden, Roberts’ four gorgeous siblings, grew up with him. He had a close relationship with his sisters because he encouraged them to grow into the strong ladies they are now.

Roberts attended Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina, after graduating from high school. Later, he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Art Education from Appalachian State University. Grayson Goldsmith is a graduate of “Mountaineers” as well.

Preston met his Mountain Men co-star Eustace Conway during a horseback ride across North and South Carolina after graduating in 1982. Eustace, his dear friend, worked as an educator in the same Wilkes County school where he used to teach. They became lifelong friends after 25 years of working together.

Preston Roberts was married to who? Did He Have Any Children With His Wife?

Preston met his adored wife, Kathleen DuPont McGuire, in 1975 in Westfield, New Jersey. He was a 17-year-old boy at the time, and he fell in love with her after she put his hand in hers beneath the dining table. He knew she was meant to be for him right away.

Robert credited his great career to his life partner, Kathleen, in an interview. “Behind every successful man, there is the support of a decent lady,” he added. Kathleen was thus his first and last love until his death in peace.

Preston Roberts met his wife, Kathleen DuPont McGuire at a dinner party
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In the same year that they met for the first time, 1975, they walked down the aisle. They later discovered the bundle of delights after welcoming three children into their lives: Travis Lee Roberts, Joseph James Roberts, and James Preston.

On the banks of the East Fork River, the Roberts family lived in a modest log cabin apartment. They moved to a historic church house at Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina a few years later. They have since relocated to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Preston Roberts’ Death

Preston Roberts died on July 24, 2017, at the age of 60, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. His death was caused by cancer-related liver failure, according to his medical records. Frank Bank, the actor who played Beaver on Leave It To Beaver, died of cancer as well.

Roberts died three weeks after being diagnosed from blood and oxygen deprivation. Furthermore, the crowd-funding page he built assisted me in covering all of his medical expenditures.

Roberts was interred in Morning Watch Hill Cemetery in Boone, North Carolina, by his family and friends after he died. They also hosted a memorial service at Turtle Island Preserve Outdoor Education Center at Little Laurel Road, Boone, on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 3 p.m.

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