Robin Lesley Black

Robin Lesley Black, age 33, passed away May 7, 2011. She was born in Jacksonville, FL, was raised in Orange Park and at the time of her death was living in Palm Coast with her parents. She was an advanced soccer player, she seldom went anywhere without a soccer ball. One of her coaches told one of her teammates that she was the most innovative player he had ever seen. Robin was an outdoor person and spent many hours swimming. Her passion, besides soccer, was teaching children, she was a preschool teacher at Precious Promises Day Care. She loved working on crafts and was very talented at whatever she did with her hands. She graduated from Orange Park High School in 1996. Having no children of her own she loved her nieces Emily, Lauren and nephews Devin and Caleb as if they were her own . She was preceded in death by her brother Stephen Todd, maternal grandmother Joann Grimmett, paternal grandfather Frederick E. Black, Sr. and maternal grandfather George Lee Grimmett, Sr. Survivors include her parents Frederick and Sharon Grimmett Black, paternal grandmother Sarah “Nana” Black, brother Aaron Black (Misty) 2 uncles George Lee Grimmett, Jr., and James Darrell Grimmett, paternal aunts Joann Phelps, Lura Morris, Sharon Denison, Sherry Anderson. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 AM at the Church on the Rock, 2200 N. State St. (US 1), Bunnell, FL, with Pastor Bruce Laurent officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to the Church on the Rock (Carehouse Food Pantry). Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral Home, 127 Blanding Blvd. Orange Park, FL 32073.Post tributes at www.hardage-giddensrivermead.com