Robert Mullins was born in Akron, Ohio to Dorothy Garrett Mullins and Robert Mullins. He attended local schools and did his under-graduate work at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and received his Juris Doctorate Degree from The Ohio State University in 1954. At graduation, he also was commissioned an officer in the Judge Advocate General division of the United States Air Force.
Mr. Mullins served as an Assistant City Law Director for the City of Akron. He was appointed Insurance Commissioner for the State of Ohio in 1961. After leaving public service, he became a Vice-President of Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. He also served as Corporate Counsel for the United States Shoe Corporation of Cincinnati. Mr. Mullins with his wife, Marjorie, formed Romar Development Corporation, which owned and operated motels and restaurants in Ohio.
After moving to Florida in 1985, Mr. Mullins continued to serve on various boards of his church, Christ Church, United Methodist, of Ft. Lauderdale. He also was an adjunct professor of government at Broward State College for fourteen years.
Mr. Mullins is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Marjorie L. Mullins; four daughters: Catherine A. Glasgow (Thomas), Nancy J. Mullins (Ollie Birthelmer), Patricia M. Thuon (Michael), and Elizabeth S. Mullins. He also has eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Hobe Sound, FL at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Burial will be at the South Florida National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Miami University of Ohio or the Scholarship Fund for High School Graduates of the First United Methodist Church of Hobe Sound.
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