Robin Bellieu

Robin Johnson Bellieu died October 5, 2009 in Norman, Oklahoma. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, October 9, at the Primrose Chapel. Services are under the direction of Primrose Funeral Service. Billie Robin Johnson was born December 17, 1925 in Paradise, Texas, to Paul G. and Georgia "Trix" Waddill Johnson. After spending her first few years in West Texas, near Turkey, she moved with her family to Hollis, Oklahoma, where she attended school through the tenth grade. She also attended Quitaque, Texas High school before moving to Norman, Oklahoma, where she graduated from Norman High School in 1944 and later graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in French. From 1943 to 1950, she worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She entered the United States Air Force in 1950 during the Korean Conflict, and her last assignment was as commander to the WAF Squadron in Tokyo, Japan. In 1955 she earned a teaching certificate from San Francisco State College and taught French, Spanish, and English at Tamalpais Union High School in Mill Valley, California. She married Leo Hunter Bellieu in Reno, Nevada, on December 17, 1955. From this time forward, the Bellieu family lived in California; Tripoli, Libya; and Alexandria, Virginia. After her husband's retirement from the military, the family moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where their children attended school. From 1978 until her retirement in 1995, she worked in the Catalog Department of Bizzell Memorial Library at the University of Oklahoma. She was a member of the First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lt. Col. Leo H. Bellieu; a sister, Jim W. Gilkeson; and brother, Paul Garth Johnson. She is survived by her three children: Stephen Bellieu, Jonathan "Josh" Bellieu (wife Kim), and Barbara Bellieu. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Micah Bellieu, Faith Bellieu, Noah Bellieu and Eden Bellieu; two nieces, three nephews, many cousins, including Jacqueline Waddill; and family friend, Lynn Norton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center or the American Cancer Society. The Family would like to thank the people of Sooner Hospice for their diligent care.