COLUMBIA - John Robertson McQuilkin was born September 7, 1927 in Columbia and died June 2, 2016 in Columbia. Robertson McQuilkin was educated at University High School and Ben Lippen School, Columbia Bible College and Fuller Seminary in California. Upon graduating from seminary, he taught for two years at Columbia Bible College, and then became headmaster of Ben Lippen School in Asheville, NC. Five years later, he, his wife, Muriel, and their four children moved to Japan. For 12 years he planted five churches, winning people to faith in Jesus Christ. While in Japan he also served as interim president of Japan Christian College. In 1968, he was called back to Columbia Bible College and Seminary to serve as president for 22 years. During that time enrollment doubled, radio station WMHK was founded and Ben Lippen School was moved from Asheville to Columbia. In 1990, Robertson resigned the presidency to care for his first wife who was in the advanced stages of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. While he cared for her for an additional 13 years, he continued writing journal articles, books and preaching worldwide. Nearly all of his books are still in print. Muriel died in 2003, and in 2005, Robertson married his second wife, Deb. Robertson is survived by his wife, Deb; children, Mardi McCabe (Dennis), David McQuilkin (Delores), Jan Fulks (Terry), Janathan and Kimberly Grace (Kent McQuilkin), Amy Barber (Ron); stepchildren, Cary Ramsay (Jeff), Christy Sink and Jason Hargenrader, Jan Cruz (Brad), and David Sink; sister, Anne Priest; 11 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. One son, Robert, died in 1988 in a diving accident. The family will receive visitors at Dunbar Funeral Home on Devine Street, Friday, June 3, 2016 from 5-7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Shortess Chapel on the campus of Columbia International University Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Donations in his memory may be made to Columbia International University for the Robertson McQuilkin Memorial Fund.
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