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Ruth B.M. Robinson, 88. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, daughter of Sir A.C. Turnbull, wartime administrator of the Pacific island of Samoa, and Dorothy Moncrieff Turnbull. During WWII, met and married a U.S. navy pilot, Lieut. Cmdr. Richard W. Robinson, commander of a squadron of Hellcat fighters on Samoa. After he was shot down during the battle of Okinawa, she remained in the U.S., graduating from the University of South Carolina. In 1957, she was hired by The New York Times, rising from secretary to reporter to editor in the Style section. An avid mountain climber and skier, many of her articles involved travel and the outdoors. Her grace, wit and companionship will be missed. Donations are being accepted by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, www.nynjtc.org.

Published by New York Times on Aug. 28, 2013.
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Cousin Ruth's wonderful letters will be greatly missed

Geoffrey Beresford

September 16, 2013

Ruth was a very important part of our family. Ruth, Millie, Kathy and Glen brought so much levity and lively conversation to our family holiday gatherings in Greenwich and Mt Sinai. She was our unofficial Auntie.

Janet George Fell

September 2, 2013

I met her on a car pool home from hiking in the Whites, then for ballet, opera and just dinner. She was lovely. "Married at 17, a widow at 18," as a mutual friend said of her. rtd

September 1, 2013

I will miss this lovely lady. She was always a joy to be with.

Marion Chalat

August 28, 2013

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