Dr. Galen Robbins

Dr. Galen Robbins died at his home on November 14, 2010. He was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, March 15, 1928. His parents, Dr. Welker and Jewel Robbins, were life long residents of Pauls Valley. Galen graduated from Depauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, and Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, with an M.D. Degree, and a Master's Degree in Biochemistry. After a fellowship in Hematology at the New England Center Hospital in Boston, MA, and a fellowship in Cardiology at Baylor University in Houston, Texas, he and his wife, Bobbie, moved their family to Oklahoma City. He co-founded the Cardiovascular Clinic in Oklahoma City in 1959. In 1970, under his direction, this clinic was one of the first private medical clinics in the United States to have a computerized medical record and operating system. He was a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, and on the Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology. He received many Certificates of Merit for his service and contributions to the American College of Cardiology and to the Computer Applications Committee of the College of Cardiology. He was a member of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for over thirty years. He chaired the Technology and Transfer Committee as well as other Committees. He was the recipient of the 2006 Board of Directors Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Robbins served on the Board of Directors of American Fidelity Insurance Company and as a Medical Director for over twenty-six years. He served on the Board of Directors of Nomadix, now Flir Corporation, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He retired in 1997 from fifty years of practice in Cardiology, to transition to other special interests in his life. Furniture making, ranching and farming, and restoration of antique horse-drawn carriages and sleighs were some of his great pleasures. He and his family maintained a family farm in Pauls Valley, and a second home in Granby, CO at Ouray Ranch, to pursue their love of fly fishing and the mountains. His energy and curiosity for life knew no bounds. He tirelessly pursued his love of science and technology. His continuing education at the University of Oklahoma in recent years ignited in him a profound interest in studying history and how it related to our present times. His family was his greatest joy for whom he was eternally grateful. He was blessed by a long rewarding life. He is survived by his loving wife, Bobbie of 56 years; his brother, Owen and wife Dottie of Boston, MA; and children, Peter and Kim of Ft. Worth, Texas, Bill and Sharon of Portland, OR, John and Della of Denver, CO, Peggy Weiner of Denver, CO, and Susan and Charles Newirth, Santa Monica, CA; and nine grandchildren, Daniel and Jason Robbins, Lily and Ben Weiner, Hannah Robbins, Will and Carolyn Robbins, Willy and Emma Newirth. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 26, 2010, at 3 pm, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4400 N. Shartel in Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 NE 13 Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.