Linda Robinson

Linda Johnston Robinson, 76, of San Antonio, TX went to be with the Lord on March 8, 2023. She is survived by her husband Dale Robinson, Sisters Dottie Lesnock of Canonsburg, PA and Shirley Tershel of Maylene, AL, brother Bill Johnston and his wife Barb of Coalgate, OK, brother Chad Johnston and his wife Ruthie of Canonsburg, PA, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Charlotte Johnston of Canonsburg, PA.

Linda grew up in Canonsburg, PA and attended Chartiers-Houston High School in Houston PA, graduating in 1965. In 1968, she moved to San Antonio, TX where she lived with her Aunt Alice and Uncle Frank. In the early 1980s, she enrolled at Incarnate Word College (now Univ. of the Incarnate Word) where she met Dale and the two developed a deep friendship. Linda graduated from Incarnate Word in 1985, by which time Dale was enrolled at the Univ. of Texas at Austin. When he graduated and returned to San Antonio, their friendship continued, and they were married on February 16, 1991.

Linda’s two passions were animals – particularly cats – and amateur radio. She fed and looked after the welfare of neighborhood cats in addition to our own cats. In 1995, she became an amateur (a.k.a. “ham”) radio operator, earning a Technician class license with the callsign KC5QPQ. She upgraded to Technician Plus in 1998, General in 2002, and Amateur Extra in 2003. Over the years, she has provided radio communications for numerous bicycle and running marathons, parades, and other community events where radio communication is needed. For the past several years, she has been one of the net control operators for the Alamo Area Radio Organization’s Monday evening InfoNet.

Linda will be sorely missed by family, friends, and all who knew her in the amateur radio community.

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