Robin Smith Jurado

Robin's smile was like a purple sunset over the Pacific, it was show-stopping. If you were in her presence, you had to gaze and hold the magnificence in your eyes for as long as its luminousness lasted. Her laugh was so joyous; it shook her hands as she threw her head back. She gave in to the fun of it all, as she let the laughter course through her body. And you knew you were lucky to witness it, luckier still if you were the one she laughed with, and you did not want it to end. When she walked into a room, your eyes were drawn to her, because you hoped to experience either, once more.

Robin made friends easily. She was warm, kind, and giving. She accepted people for who they were, willing to overlook flaws and focus on the brilliance that shined in their souls. Everyone was a diamond to her, even if much cutting and polishing were needed to draw out the perfection deep inside.

Robin was strong on the outside, but inside she felt things at a greater scale. Even though you might have caused her to feel things she did not deserve to feel, she forgave. She forgave because if she loved you, she did not want the slight to obscure the light within you.

Robin loved with abandon. She gave in to love, like she gave in to laughter, because she knew that in surrendering, she opened her heart to life.

Robin had the voice of an angel, which rang with intense clarity and sonorousness. She enjoyed playing the piano and practicing yoga.

Robin's exuberant passion showed in her love for perfume, which she collected and shared with many friends and family.

Robin was much more than her accomplishments, though they are numerous. She graduated from Dartmouth College and received her law degree from Columbia Law School, each Ivy League institutions. She clerked for a federal judge in Los Angeles, and practiced law in the music industry.

She transitioned to devoting herself to non-profit work at Five Acres, where she excelled in coordinating volunteers to mentor abused, abandoned and neglected children, and as Assistant Director of Human Resources/Recruitment.

She is survived by a loving husband, Ray Jurado, two darling children, Marina and Joshua, a caring mother, Ellen David, a devoted father, Charles Wharton Smith, and loyal sister, Tina Smith, as well as loving cousins, nephews, nieces, in-laws, and friends.