He was born on February 16, 1928 to the late Horace and Sylvia (Cobb) Robbins in Hyannis, Mass. Upon his graduation from Barnstable High School, he served in the United States Navy.
In 1962, he married Cynthia Berean.
Jim earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Bridgewater State Teachers College and masters degrees from the State University of New York at New Paltz and Seton Hall University. Pursuing his passion in education, he taught in Poughkeepsie, Nanuet, and for more than three decades at Spring Valley High School. Upon his retirement, he was a substitute teacher for Suffern Central Schools for many years.
He was as equally passionate about serving others. He was a long-time member of the Knights of Columbus Joyce Kilmer Council 1177, where he was a past Grand Knight and co-founder of the Rev-Tom Letchworth Village Program. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 1447 and a faithful parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Suffern.
Jim was an avid Mets and Red Sox fan, golf enthusiast, voracious reader, and Broadway musical buff. He enjoyed summers on Cape Cod, swimming and clamming. But above all, his favorite hobby was spending time with his family.
In addition to his devoted wife of 57 years, he is survived by his loving children, James H. Robbins and his wife Maureen, of Verona, N.J., Daniel and his wife, Sueann, of Coatesville, Pa., Mary Therese and her husband, John, of Baltimore, Md., and Kevin, of Charlotte, N.C.; three grandchildren, Dani, Cameron and James; his sister, Mollie Albrezzi, of Walnut Creek, Calif., and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home, 177 Route 59, Suffern, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at Sacred Heart Church, 129 Lafayette Ave., Suffern. Burial services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to United Hospice of Rockland, 11 Stokum Lane, New City, NY 10956 or online at www.hospiceofrockland.org or the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.
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