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1942
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2019
Stephen Robbins Obituary
Stephen J.M. Robbins was born on April 13, 1942 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He died on January 13, 2019 in his home in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle. He graduated from UCLA and Yale Law School, was president of the National Student Association 1964-65 and served in the U.S. Army 1966-68. As a father and friend, he provided a benchmark of excellence, dignity, and integrity. Robbins' parents, Robert Robbins and Aneita West Robbins, met in Silverdale, WA.
He is survived by his former spouse and lifelong friend Nina Tanner Robbins, his two daughters, Sarah E.T. Robbins and Alicia S.T. Robbins, his brother, Lawrence G. Robbins, his sons-in-law Nathan B. Thompson and James P. Andrews, and his four adored grandchildren.
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Steve and me after George McGovern's funeral, Sioux Falls 2012. Rest in peace, my brother.
David Aylward
February 10, 2019
David Aylward
February 10, 2019
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.
January 21, 2019
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
Bill Dorman
January 21, 2019
Attorney, scholar, professor, cultural Renaissance man, and valued friend.
Jim Moose
January 20, 2019
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 good heart. Though he worked for land developers back in those days, he was as committed a political progressive as one will find.
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