Duane R. Roberts, who reopened the shuttered Mission Inn Hotel & Spa and helped spark a revival of downtown Riverside , died Saturday night, Nov. 1.

Roberts, 88, died in his sleep surrounded by his family — days away from his 89th birthday, according to a statement from his wife Kelly Roberts .

She called her husband “a visionary entrepreneur, devoted husband and a man whose heart and generosity forever shaped our family and community.”

“I feel so blessed to have shared 35 wonderful years of marriage with Duane,” Kelly Roberts said. “Together, we built a beautiful life working side by side, sharing in the joy, purpose, and love that defined our journey together.”

Roberts, a Laguna Beach resident and Riverside native who made his first millions by creating frozen burritos , purc

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