William "Bill" Alexander Robling

Bill graduated from Wilkinsburg High School and Alliance College with a degree in Business in 1970. Following graduation, Bill Joined IBM as a sales representative in Erie, PA. While in Erie he traveled in the evenings to Case Western in Cleveland, Ohio to earn his MBA.

Bill’s entire career was with IBM, with a short time with Lotus Development which IBM eventually acquired. As the initial IBM are often translated, I’ve Been Moved, after Erie he served in sales and marketing positions in Youngstown, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; Indonesia; Washington, DC, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In 1984 he married Diane Sallade, and they had two sons Nathan (in 1988) and Ian (in 1991). Bill later divorced and in 2018 married Joyce Lansberry and they moved from the Pittsburgh area to settle in Naples, FL. Bill was well known for his ability to root out interesting and excellent eating establishments and Naples provided him with a very fertile territory.

Bill was a life-long Presbyterian and served in churches wherever IBM moved him. In Pittsburgh he was also very active in Boy Scout Troop 329 with his two sons.

Bill is survived by his wife Joyce; sons Nathan and Ian; brothers Ollie and Dave and sister Ellen.

A visitation will be held on Sunday March 30th from 12 noon until 2:00 PM with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 PM at Fuller Funeral Home – East Naples, 4735 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, FL 34112. Bill will then be transported to Pittsburgh, PA.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 from 10:00 AM until 12 Noon with a funeral service to follow at 12:00 PM, at H. P. Brandt Funeral Home, 1032 Perry Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

Interment will follow at Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, PA to be attended by family only.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Heart Association or the Boy Scouts in Pittsburgh, PA.