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Stephen Jeffrey Matthew Robbins

Seattle, Washington

1942 - 2019

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January 13, 2019
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Seattle, Washington

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Stephen Jeffrey Matthew Robbins was born on April 13, 1942 in Seattle, WA. He died at age 76 of cancer on January 13, 2019 in his home in Seattle. Robbins graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History, received his J.D. from Yale Law School and served in the U.S. Army from 1966-68. Robbins started...

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Steve and me after George McGovern's funeral, Sioux Falls 2012. Rest in peace, my brother.

Steve was a giant in my life going back 50 years: a combination of a big brother, a political leader, a law professsor, a extraordinary raconteur, and a wonderful friend. What a great person. I am so sorry for all of our loss, but so greatful for his presence in my life.

So sorry for your loss. May you receive strength and comfort from God. "He will make you firm. He will make you strong. He will firmly ground you". 1Peter 5:10

Attorney, scholar, professor, cultural Renaissance man, and valued friend.

I last interacted with Steve more than a decade ago, when he moved out of the Sacramento area. We had worked together as lawyers and became friends, though I was clearly the junior partner. He was a very fine fellow. What I most remember about him, though, was his incredible mind. He had an amazing command of world literature, history, philosophy, and politics. I think he must have had a photographic memory. To say that he was extremely learned would be an understatement. He also had a very...