Etta Adele Robin

1938 - 2023

ETTA ADELE ROBIN

December 6, 1938 September 19, 2023

Bakersfield I was born on December 6, 1938 in Buffalo, New York, as the first child of Lillian and Samuel Epstein. My sister Michele was born three and a half years later. My family moved to several locations, including Chicago, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, California. I attended Sun Valley Junior High, John Burroughs Junior High, and Fairfax High School. I was confirmed at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles and participated in elocution and special exercise classes during my high school years. After attending UCLA for two years, I married Stanley Robin at age 19 in 1958. We resided in Cincinnati, Ohio, where I graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a teaching credential. I immediately began teaching elementary school in 1962. We spent the years 1960 to 1961 living in Israel, where I became fluent in Hebrew. In 1962, Stanley joined the Army as a Chaplain. Initially, we resided in Lawton, OK, where Deborah was born in 1963. We relocated to Munich, Germany, where Stanley served as a Chaplain and resided there until 1966. While in Munich, we traveled throughout Europe, and Daniel was born in 1965.

We moved to Dallas, TX, and Tucson, AZ, and lived in each place for three years. In 1972 we moved to Bakersfield, CA. I began substitute teaching in elementary school as my children grew older. In 1982, I attended CSUB and graduated with a Master's Degree. I became a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, worked for a substance abuse agency, and simultaneously was the Director of the Shelter for Battered Women, now known as The Alliance Against Family Violence for one year. For two years I was employed with the Office on Aging in Retirement Homes providing counseling for residents. I was a therapist for 37 years, then as a supervisor with the mentally ill, along with those diagnosed of substance abuse for Kern County Mental Health, now known as Kern Behavioral Health. I maintained a private practice in the community from 1982 until 2023 with families and individuals, and also volunteered with the Literacy Council along with the City School District.

I enjoyed multiple travels around the world, and the US, with family and loving friends. I was enriched by the loving relationship of my daughter Deborah her husband Andy, along with my granddaughters Sydney and Charlotte, as well as my son Daniel and his partner Jenny. I was gifted with a beloved relationship with William Tyler as we enjoyed dividing our residences between Bakersfield and Elkridge, MD for several years.

Musical events, attending the theater, and listening to melodic tunes were always enjoyable to me. My long-term relationship with Temple Beth El and its members in Bakersfield has been a gift in my life. I was enriched with loving and embracing friends. Since childhood, I have had a life long passion for reading which has continued to sustain me at the end of my life as well. I feel gratified by my life of accomplishments and gifts of love.

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