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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Our House in 1915

Now here is a something you just won’t believe.
An envelope came in the mail today and it contained two pictures of our house and a very nice Christmas card from someone we have never met.
A lady who lives in Lakewood was looking thru her grandmother’s photo albums and came across pictures of our house. She believes the photos were taken in 1915 when the house was owned by her great grandparents. Her grandmother was the one who took the photo along with another one of her children sitting on our porch. Carol, the woman who sent us this information gave us a brief history of her grandparents and who they were and also left her email address and told us she would be happy to talk with us about any history of the house that she know of. I can’t wait to call her after the holidays to see if she has some more photos. We have been trying to get some old photos of our house for some time thru the historical association in Tacoma but with little luck. Just in case you didn’t know our house was built in 1902 and from what we have gathered has had very few families who have owned it.

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Rest In Peace Bob!

Robert Luis Robinson Jr., born January 25, 1943, passed away at home on December 22, 2008 at the age of 65 from natural causes. Bob, (alias Bull’s-eye Bob) was born in Harvey, North Dakota, to Robert Luis Robinson Sr. and Martha Ester Heib. He graduated from Puyallup High School in 1961. He attended Washington State University and the University of Washington. He was employed by Boeing Aircraft Company before beginning a career in real estate. During a brief marriage, Bob had two children; Todd Michael Robinson of Los Angeles, and Lori Lynn Robinson of Olympia. Bob was a competitive person and king of the one liners. He enjoyed in his life activities of bowling, darts, golf, fishing, bridge, and poker. His favorites during retirement were playing Blackjack and Texas holdem tournaments. He was truly an Ace of Spades. In his last years he enjoyed working for Funtastic Carnivals. Bob was a lifelong patron of the Puyallup Fair, and enjoyed working at the fair as the conductor of the train in Kiddy Land. Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Martha; sisters, Barbara and Karen; father, Robert; brother Chuck. He is survived by his two children, Todd and Lori; a brother, Tom Robinson of Lacey; several nieces and nephews; and a dog named Joker. He will be laid to rest next to his family at a graveside service planned at Woodbine Cemetery in Puyallup, WA on January 8, 2009. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be sent to Funeral Alternatives of Washington, 455 North St SE, Tumwater, WA 98501 to help with the cost of the burial.