William Edward "Bill" Robinson, 80, of Yuba City died Saturday, December 8, 2012.
Born in Tuscon, AZ, on January 7, 1932, Bill was the fourth of five children born to Edith Beatrice Kellogg of Petris, OK, and Lloyd Monroe Robinson of Hiawatha, KS.
He was a graduate of Marysville High School (1950), and Yuba College. Bill subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in Education, and two master's degrees in Reading Instruction and Educational Administration from Sacramento State University.
Bill worked in education, becoming a classroom teacher in 1953. He served as a principal and occasional boys' sports coach of Barry Elementary, Knights Landing Elementary, and Meridian Elementary, all K-8 schools at the time. He then served as the director for the Sutter County Schools' Instructional Materials Center, and later was tapped for Assistant Superintendent of Schools under then superintendent Edwin A. Hendrix. Following Mr. Hendrix's retirement, Bill served more than three publicly elected terms as Sutter County Superintendent of Schools until retiring in 1991.
Bill was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Marysville. He also was a past president of the Yuba City Rotary Club; a member of Marysville Elks Lodge 783; and served for several years as an active executive committee leader for the local Buttes Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Drafted for military service on the same day as one of his elder brothers, Bill was sent back home after three days, disqualified due to heart scarring, the result of rheumatic fever in childhood. Returning to his studies at Yuba College, he earned his living as a bus driver for Marysville High School's Dobbins/ Brownsville route where he met his future wife, Nancy Dixon, who rode on his bus to and from school.
After Yuba College, Bill completed his bachelor's degree and teaching credential, followed by two master's degrees, all as a commuter student with a demanding full-time job and young family. Early in his career, during summer vacations, Bill frequently supplemented his modest salary from education by working as a peach grader for the California Packing Corporation ("Calpack"), and thereby formed trusted and lasting bonds with many in the area's farming community.
Bill was in every respect a self-made man. He commanded an impressive vocabulary, and warmly engaged others with genuine empathy and an ever-present, dryish sense of humor. Bill had scant regard for anyone who refused to take responsibility for his or her own improvement and advancing stations in life. He was the first to lend a helping hand to anyone's honest effort, and quick to completely forgive a wrong when offered a sincere apology; but, he disdained handouts or "passes" undeserved.
Throughout his life, Bill enjoyed the outdoors in whatever form he could get it, including golfing, water and snow-skiing; deer, pheasant, and duck hunting; fishing (especially for striper in the Sacramento river or salmon off the Pacific coast); visiting the Sierra wilderness, and even routine yard work.
Acute rheumatoid arthritis (gout) limited Bill's physical activity in later years, turning him to his lifelong love of reading, especially California historical and biographical works focusing on the Gold Rush era and prominent public figures. Bill was a voracious reader and was known for his capacity to consume an entire book in a single evening or two after work.
Survivors include his former wife, Nancy Robinson of Yuba City; his only biological children, two sons, George (Lobelia) of Yuba City, and Barry (Pam) of Chico; two grandsons, Elliott (Dora), serving in the U.S. Air Force, and Anthony, 7, attending Lincrest Elementary School in Yuba City; and extended family across the country.
Bill was the last surviving sibling of his three brothers and one sister.
Bill will be long remembered as an outstanding son, brother, father and professional public servant; an excellent friend and pillar of the community; and a fair-but-flawed husband ever reminding us all that no human is perfect.
Cremation is under the direction of Chapel of the Twin Cities.
Private services will be family-only. Memorial placement will be at Keystone Cemetery in Dobbins, CA.
A public Life Tribute is under the arrangement of a few longtime friends and will be announced at a later date.
Donations in Bill's honor may be made to either our local Buttes Area District of the Boy Scouts of America, or the Shady Creek Outdoor Education Program (formerly "Woodleaf,") through the Sutter County Office of Education.
Appeal-Democrat 12-20-12
Born in Tuscon, AZ, on January 7, 1932, Bill was the fourth of five children born to Edith Beatrice Kellogg of Petris, OK, and Lloyd Monroe Robinson of Hiawatha, KS.
He was a graduate of Marysville High School (1950), and Yuba College. Bill subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in Education, and two master's degrees in Reading Instruction and Educational Administration from Sacramento State University.
Bill worked in education, becoming a classroom teacher in 1953. He served as a principal and occasional boys' sports coach of Barry Elementary, Knights Landing Elementary, and Meridian Elementary, all K-8 schools at the time. He then served as the director for the Sutter County Schools' Instructional Materials Center, and later was tapped for Assistant Superintendent of Schools under then superintendent Edwin A. Hendrix. Following Mr. Hendrix's retirement, Bill served more than three publicly elected terms as Sutter County Superintendent of Schools until retiring in 1991.
Bill was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Marysville. He also was a past president of the Yuba City Rotary Club; a member of Marysville Elks Lodge 783; and served for several years as an active executive committee leader for the local Buttes Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Drafted for military service on the same day as one of his elder brothers, Bill was sent back home after three days, disqualified due to heart scarring, the result of rheumatic fever in childhood. Returning to his studies at Yuba College, he earned his living as a bus driver for Marysville High School's Dobbins/ Brownsville route where he met his future wife, Nancy Dixon, who rode on his bus to and from school.
After Yuba College, Bill completed his bachelor's degree and teaching credential, followed by two master's degrees, all as a commuter student with a demanding full-time job and young family. Early in his career, during summer vacations, Bill frequently supplemented his modest salary from education by working as a peach grader for the California Packing Corporation ("Calpack"), and thereby formed trusted and lasting bonds with many in the area's farming community.
Bill was in every respect a self-made man. He commanded an impressive vocabulary, and warmly engaged others with genuine empathy and an ever-present, dryish sense of humor. Bill had scant regard for anyone who refused to take responsibility for his or her own improvement and advancing stations in life. He was the first to lend a helping hand to anyone's honest effort, and quick to completely forgive a wrong when offered a sincere apology; but, he disdained handouts or "passes" undeserved.
Throughout his life, Bill enjoyed the outdoors in whatever form he could get it, including golfing, water and snow-skiing; deer, pheasant, and duck hunting; fishing (especially for striper in the Sacramento river or salmon off the Pacific coast); visiting the Sierra wilderness, and even routine yard work.
Acute rheumatoid arthritis (gout) limited Bill's physical activity in later years, turning him to his lifelong love of reading, especially California historical and biographical works focusing on the Gold Rush era and prominent public figures. Bill was a voracious reader and was known for his capacity to consume an entire book in a single evening or two after work.
Survivors include his former wife, Nancy Robinson of Yuba City; his only biological children, two sons, George (Lobelia) of Yuba City, and Barry (Pam) of Chico; two grandsons, Elliott (Dora), serving in the U.S. Air Force, and Anthony, 7, attending Lincrest Elementary School in Yuba City; and extended family across the country.
Bill was the last surviving sibling of his three brothers and one sister.
Bill will be long remembered as an outstanding son, brother, father and professional public servant; an excellent friend and pillar of the community; and a fair-but-flawed husband ever reminding us all that no human is perfect.
Cremation is under the direction of Chapel of the Twin Cities.
Private services will be family-only. Memorial placement will be at Keystone Cemetery in Dobbins, CA.
A public Life Tribute is under the arrangement of a few longtime friends and will be announced at a later date.
Donations in Bill's honor may be made to either our local Buttes Area District of the Boy Scouts of America, or the Shady Creek Outdoor Education Program (formerly "Woodleaf,") through the Sutter County Office of Education.
Appeal-Democrat 12-20-12
William Edward "Bill" Robinson, 80, of Yuba City died Saturday, December 8, 2012.
Born in Tuscon, AZ, on January 7, 1932, Bill was the fourth of five children born to Edith Beatrice Kellogg of Petris, OK, and Lloyd Monroe Robinson of Hiawatha, KS.
He was a graduate of Marysville High School (1950), and Yuba College. Bill subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in Education, and two master's degrees in Reading Instruction and Educational Administration from Sacramento State University.
Bill worked in education, becoming a classroom teacher in 1953. He served as a principal and occasional boys' sports coach of Barry Elementary, Knights Landing Elementary, and Meridian Elementary, all K-8 schools at the time. He then served as the director for the Sutter County Schools' Instructional Materials Center, and later was tapped for Assistant Superintendent of Schools under then superintendent Edwin A. Hendrix. Following Mr. Hendrix's retirement, Bill served more than three publicly elected terms as Sutter County Superintendent of Schools until retiring in 1991.
Bill was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Marysville. He also was a past president of the Yuba City Rotary Club; a member of Marysville Elks Lodge 783; and served for several years as an active executive committee leader for the local Buttes Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Drafted for military service on the same day as one of his elder brothers, Bill was sent back home after three days, disqualified due to heart scarring, the result of rheumatic fever in childhood. Returning to his studies at Yuba College, he earned his living as a bus driver for Marysville High School's Dobbins/ Brownsville route where he met his future wife, Nancy Dixon, who rode on his bus to and from school.
After Yuba College, Bill completed his bachelor's degree and teaching credential, followed by two master's degrees, all as a commuter student with a demanding full-time job and young family. Early in his career, during summer vacations, Bill frequently supplemented his modest salary from education by working as a peach grader for the California Packing Corporation ("Calpack"), and thereby formed trusted and lasting bonds with many in the area's farming community.
Bill was in every respect a self-made man. He commanded an impressive vocabulary, and warmly engaged others with genuine empathy and an ever-present, dryish sense of humor. Bill had scant regard for anyone who refused to take responsibility for his or her own improvement and advancing stations in life. He was the first to lend a helping hand to anyone's honest effort, and quick to completely forgive a wrong when offered a sincere apology; but, he disdained handouts or "passes" undeserved.
Throughout his life, Bill enjoyed the outdoors in whatever form he could get it, including golfing, water and snow-skiing; deer, pheasant, and duck hunting; fishing (especially for striper in the Sacramento river or salmon off the Pacific coast); visiting the Sierra wilderness, and even routine yard work.
Acute rheumatoid arthritis (gout) limited Bill's physical activity in later years, turning him to his lifelong love of reading, especially California historical and biographical works focusing on the Gold Rush era and prominent public figures. Bill was a voracious reader and was known for his capacity to consume an entire book in a single evening or two after work.
Survivors include his former wife, Nancy Robinson of Yuba City; his only biological children, two sons, George (Lobelia) of Yuba City, and Barry (Pam) of Chico; two grandsons, Elliott (Dora), serving in the U.S. Air Force, and Anthony, 7, attending Lincrest Elementary School in Yuba City; and extended family across the country.
Bill was the last surviving sibling of his three brothers and one sister.
Bill will be long remembered as an outstanding son, brother, father and professional public servant; an excellent friend and pillar of the community; and a fair-but-flawed husband ever reminding us all that no human is perfect.
Cremation is under the direction of Chapel of the Twin Cities.
Private services will be family-only. Memorial placement will be at Keystone Cemetery in Dobbins, CA.
A public Life Tribute is under the arrangement of a few longtime friends and will be announced at a later date.
Donations in Bill's honor may be made to either our local Buttes Area District of the Boy Scouts of America, or the Shady Creek Outdoor Education Program (formerly "Woodleaf,") through the Sutter County Office of Education.
Appeal-Democrat 12-20-12
Born in Tuscon, AZ, on January 7, 1932, Bill was the fourth of five children born to Edith Beatrice Kellogg of Petris, OK, and Lloyd Monroe Robinson of Hiawatha, KS.
He was a graduate of Marysville High School (1950), and Yuba College. Bill subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in Education, and two master's degrees in Reading Instruction and Educational Administration from Sacramento State University.
Bill worked in education, becoming a classroom teacher in 1953. He served as a principal and occasional boys' sports coach of Barry Elementary, Knights Landing Elementary, and Meridian Elementary, all K-8 schools at the time. He then served as the director for the Sutter County Schools' Instructional Materials Center, and later was tapped for Assistant Superintendent of Schools under then superintendent Edwin A. Hendrix. Following Mr. Hendrix's retirement, Bill served more than three publicly elected terms as Sutter County Superintendent of Schools until retiring in 1991.
Bill was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Marysville. He also was a past president of the Yuba City Rotary Club; a member of Marysville Elks Lodge 783; and served for several years as an active executive committee leader for the local Buttes Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Drafted for military service on the same day as one of his elder brothers, Bill was sent back home after three days, disqualified due to heart scarring, the result of rheumatic fever in childhood. Returning to his studies at Yuba College, he earned his living as a bus driver for Marysville High School's Dobbins/ Brownsville route where he met his future wife, Nancy Dixon, who rode on his bus to and from school.
After Yuba College, Bill completed his bachelor's degree and teaching credential, followed by two master's degrees, all as a commuter student with a demanding full-time job and young family. Early in his career, during summer vacations, Bill frequently supplemented his modest salary from education by working as a peach grader for the California Packing Corporation ("Calpack"), and thereby formed trusted and lasting bonds with many in the area's farming community.
Bill was in every respect a self-made man. He commanded an impressive vocabulary, and warmly engaged others with genuine empathy and an ever-present, dryish sense of humor. Bill had scant regard for anyone who refused to take responsibility for his or her own improvement and advancing stations in life. He was the first to lend a helping hand to anyone's honest effort, and quick to completely forgive a wrong when offered a sincere apology; but, he disdained handouts or "passes" undeserved.
Throughout his life, Bill enjoyed the outdoors in whatever form he could get it, including golfing, water and snow-skiing; deer, pheasant, and duck hunting; fishing (especially for striper in the Sacramento river or salmon off the Pacific coast); visiting the Sierra wilderness, and even routine yard work.
Acute rheumatoid arthritis (gout) limited Bill's physical activity in later years, turning him to his lifelong love of reading, especially California historical and biographical works focusing on the Gold Rush era and prominent public figures. Bill was a voracious reader and was known for his capacity to consume an entire book in a single evening or two after work.
Survivors include his former wife, Nancy Robinson of Yuba City; his only biological children, two sons, George (Lobelia) of Yuba City, and Barry (Pam) of Chico; two grandsons, Elliott (Dora), serving in the U.S. Air Force, and Anthony, 7, attending Lincrest Elementary School in Yuba City; and extended family across the country.
Bill was the last surviving sibling of his three brothers and one sister.
Bill will be long remembered as an outstanding son, brother, father and professional public servant; an excellent friend and pillar of the community; and a fair-but-flawed husband ever reminding us all that no human is perfect.
Cremation is under the direction of Chapel of the Twin Cities.
Private services will be family-only. Memorial placement will be at Keystone Cemetery in Dobbins, CA.
A public Life Tribute is under the arrangement of a few longtime friends and will be announced at a later date.
Donations in Bill's honor may be made to either our local Buttes Area District of the Boy Scouts of America, or the Shady Creek Outdoor Education Program (formerly "Woodleaf,") through the Sutter County Office of Education.
Appeal-Democrat 12-20-12
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