John Frederick Robinson

John F. Robinson passed away on September 3, 2024 at 9:15PM surrounded by his family. He was born January 14, 1946 in Terre Haute to Pearl Robinson and Margaret Ligget Smith. He graduated from Garfield High School in 1964 and was a proud Purple Eagle! John was looking forward to his upcoming 60th class reunion.

John worked for Columbia Records and Pfizer before becoming the proprietor of Robinson Rental Properties/Walk to Campus Apartments. He married “the apple of his eye”, Jan Robinson, on July 15, 1989 and they spent 40 years together. John loved to travel, play golf, and drink Coors Light. He thoroughly enjoyed photography and sharing all of his adventures. He hosted the best parties by making his signature burritos. John was quick with a joke and had his own one liners his friends named “Johnisms”. He was a master scuba diver, taking many trips to dive. John was everyone’s maintenance man and could work on and fix anything. He served on several committees throughout his career, including the Lead-Based Paint committee with his Vigo County Board of Health girls. John was past president of the Apartment Owners and Managers Association of Terre Haute.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret and Pearl, stepfather, Rex Smith, and father and mother-in-law, Don and Ileen Quinn.

Surviving John are his wife Jan Robinson, daughters, (and in no favorite order) Stacy Anderson (Jimmy), Mandy Pruett (Jackie), Grandsons, Dominique Sanders (Ashlyn), Parker Anderson, and Great Grandchildren, Kalia Quinn Sanders and Krue Robinson Sanders. He also leaves behind numerous golf buddies in Indiana and Las Vegas, of which he especially liked sharing stories at the 19th Hole.

Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Roselawn Funeral Home in Terre Haute, Indiana. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service on Saturday.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to any Humane Society of your choice or the USS Hornet, Sea, Air and Space Museum at 707 W. Hornet Ave., Alameda, CA 94501. There will be a Celebration of Life held in Las Vegas at a later date. To honor John please have a Coors Light…just don’t forget the salt and lime!