Dr. Robin Orr Bodkin

1946 - 2021

BODKIN, Dr. Robin Orr, most recently of Richmond, Va., has left for his final voyage Sunday, February 14, 2021, after a rapid decline due to Parkinson's Disease. Robin was a graduate of South Charleston Highschool (1964); Duke University (1968), where he was a powerful defensive tackle for the football team; a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (1984) in modern foreign languages and linguistics; a translator of French, Vietnamese and English; and true lover of language and travel. Robin was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Orr and Warren G. Bodkin II; his brothers, Warren G. "Buzz" Bodkin III and John Joseph "Jake" Bodkin; and sister, Cecelia "Sudy" Bodkin Woodward. Robin is survived by his sister, Mathilda Bosely Bodkin of Arlington, Va.; his two children, Ian Bodkin and his wife, Wendy of Midlothian and Meghan Lopez and her husband, Rafael of Charlottesville; as well as his four grandchildren, Paulo Antonio (six), Aiden Michael (six), Finnula-Alma Catherine (nine) and Gustavo Warren (11). The family wishes to thank The Pearl at Watkins Centre Memory Care Community for their kind and exceptional care. The family plans to celebrate Robin's life in later summer and asks that donations be made in his name to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (michaeljfox.org). Please also share memories here at forevermissed.com/robin-orr-bodkin/.