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Joe Franklin Robbins Jr.

Austin, Texas

Oct 2, 1934 – Nov 3, 2013 (Age 79)

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BORN
October 2, 1934
DIED
November 3, 2013
AGE
79
LOCATION
Austin, Texas

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Joe Franklin Robbins Jr. died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at a nursing center in Austin at the age of 79. Mr. Robbins had a long career as a radio and television broadcaster, served one term in the Texas House of Representatives and was a state employee for several years before retiring at age 62....

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Angela - sorry to hear of the loss of your father. I lost mine 1 1/2 years ago. Teri

What a loss! I had Joe for a class in Telecommunications at Tech, and I worked for him at KTXT-radio typing the logs. We had so much fun and I was amazed that when I designed a psychedelic poster for the radio station, he helped me silk screen them, because he knew how - I had no idea he was an artist. Joe was always very calm, cool, hip and groovey all the time and he really knew his broadcast "stuff". Having known him is one of my fondest memories, ever. God bless his family and may...