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Donald L. "Robbie" Robinson
 WELLFLEET
— Donald Louis "Robbie" Robinson, Ph.D., 71, a retired congressional staffer
and political science professor at Boston University, died in his sleep at
his home in Wellfleet, on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.
Robbie is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sara Moore Robinson. He is also
survived by his daughter, Moore, his son, Marshall, his daughter-in-law,
Jennifer, and his granddaughter, Aila.
Robbie was born in Ottawa, Ill., in 1936. In his youth, he was a talented
trumpet player and tap dancer, who won numerous prizes. He received an
academic scholarship to Northwestern University, from which he earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1958, and a Master of Arts degree in 1959. While
at Northwestern, he earned spending money playing trumpet in a dance band,
and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Robbie joined the Navy in the Officer Training Program, and moved to
Washington, D.C., where he served in the Office of Naval Intelligence for 3˝
years. During his tenure in the Navy, he began a doctoral program in
International Relations at American University in Washington, D.C. He left
the Navy in 1962 and received his Ph.D. in 1963.
It was at a friend's Sunday brunch, over bagels, where he met his future
wife, Sara Moore, a congressional staffer. The two fell in love and were
married in 1962. They had two children, a son, Marshall, in 1969, and a
daughter, Margaret "Moore," born in 1971.
Dr. Robinson worked as a congressional staffer for 13 years, before retiring
on disability in 1976 after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease. He was
then hired by Boston University to develop a Washington, D.C., Internship
Program, which he ran for 25 years. In addition, he developed internship
programs for Case Western Reserve and the University of Houston. He was
appointed by President Bill Clinton to be a member of the National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Dr. Robinson and his wife,
an attorney, retired together and moved from Washington, D.C., to Wellfleet
in 2001.
Robbie was deeply involved with the Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.,
first at St. Stephen and the Incarnation, and then at St. Columba's Church,
where he was a lay minister. After retirement, he was a lector, lay minister
and administrator of the healing rite at St. Mary of the Harbor,
Provincetown.
At the time of his death, he was president of the Wellfleet Historical
Society, treasurer of the Cape Cod Opera, the only nonsinging member of the
board of the Outer Cape Chorale, a Freemason and a Shriner. Last year, he
and his wife joined dear friends on a guided tour through the Baltic States
and Russia.
Robbie loved his family very much, and was delighted to meet his adored
first grandchild, Aila, in January. Despite his history of chronic illness,
his death came suddenly and unexpectedly, and is a great loss for all who
knew him for his indomitable good cheer, his delight of conversation and his
sheer enjoyment of life. He will be missed tremendously.
A memorial celebration will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 3 p.m., at
St. Mary of the Harbor in Provincetown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Wellfleet Historical Society
(Please note: Attention Robbie Robinson Fund) at 266 Main St., Wellfleet, MA
02667.
Nickerson Funeral Home
508-349-3441
Published in the Cape Cod Times on 5/2/2008.
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May 15, 2008 |
The Garden
Group is having a plant sale at the Nauset Newcomers
General meeting on
Wednesday, May 14. All plants from your gardens or elsewhere are
welcome:
annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, shrubs, small trees, etc.
Please use a plastic or wooden marker to identify the plant and list its
sale price.
Bring plants to the Wellfleet Cinema entrance on Wednesday, May 14 prior
to the meeting, between 8:30-9AM.
Thanks for contributing.
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A memo from the Lower Cape Outreach Council to Nauset Newcomers
The Lower Cape Outreach Council (LCOC) is
considering implementing a program to provide family budget counseling to
clients for whom this may be an important and much needed resource. On the
Cape, there are many individuals and families who have a difficult time
meeting their financial obligations and sometimes find it necessary to seek
out financial help. It can become necessary for a variety of reasons:
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a sudden emergency that is beyond
your capacity to handle (your car breaks down and you can’t get to work,
your hot water heater bursts, illness or
accident that keeps you from work for a period of time, a child is
sick and requires your care—the list is endless),
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you’re forced to move, you find an
affordable place to rent but can’t afford the required expenses going in
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unemployment that is unexpected
The Cape economy is seasonal and the
service nature of the economy provides income that is often marginal.
Clients who come to LCOC often do so reluctantly because they are too proud
to ask for help. It is also the case, in some instances, that the skills
that are necessary in managing a restricted family budget are not as sharp
as they might be. LCOC feels that it may well be important to be able to
make family budget counseling available in some cases. LCOC has a group of
committed volunteer client advocates who field calls for assistance and
respond to those calls with financial aid provided by LCOC. It is this
group of advocates who have the knowledge base about clients that will
enable them to determine if family budget counseling is appropriate and then
to make a referral.
LCOC is seeking volunteers to provide
assistance in planning and implementing this venture. You can help by being
willing to be such a volunteer. Thanks for taking the time to read and
consider this.
For more information,
call Robin Carroll at 508-255-4581 or email at
robin@lcoutreach.org
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