Thanks for the detailed instructions
I followed them,,,, removed the pesky roleID of 3 in the module settings,,, verified that role did not exist in the Roles table,,, page still didn't display. Tried updating the repository page, ran the SQL settings again, and roleID of 3 appeared again in the module settings, so that roleID must be buried somewhere in some table or hidden values or something, so I decided cheat and add a bandaid fix of a a role entry with 3 as the ID, and now it works.
I cannot figure out anywhere where that role ID is stored or why it would be writing, but if it is going to cause me issues, it will at least my client's page is displaying now!
As an aside,,, can't wait for the new repository module to come out - it will fix quite a few quirks that my clients want to be able to do!!!
thanks for your help.