Donald Wilson Robinson, Jr.

Don was born on December 26, 1934 in Sacramento, California and was raised in Placerville, California. He attended Placerville Elementary, El Dorado Union High School, UC Berkeley, and received his CPA education in San Francisco.

Don married his long-time best friend from Kindergarten, Marla Holbrook Robinson, on June 25, 1961. They have known one another 73 years and were married for 51 years. Don and Marla moved to Carmel in 1964 with their son, Jeffrey, and daughter, Jennifer.

Don worked for the Barlow, Davis and Wood CPA firm in San Francisco, was a CPA accountant in practice with the late Robert Work, and later with the late Anthony Crivello. Don retired in 2005.

Don was a JC, Monterey Elk, and belonged to the CPA Association of Monterey County. He played tennis and golf, and loved traveling to see his greatest dreams, Africa, Egypt, Europe and the Caribbean with his wife and children. He devoted his life to his family, friends, clients and his beloved dog, Gigi.

Don was a very gentle man who is survived by his beloved wife, Marla; his son, Jeffrey; his daughter, Jennifer; his son-in-law, Christopher; his granddaughter, Christina; his sister-in-law, Mary Robinson; and his niece, nephew and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Daisy Robinson, his father, Donald Robinson, Sr., and his beloved brother, Eugene Robinson.

The family wishes to thank his long-time caregiver, Leticia Ralda, as well as Nancy Roberts and the staff at Town and Country Residential Care, the Parkinson’s Clinic in Santa Clara, Hospice of the Central Coast, Dr. Kehl, Dr. Koostra, and Dr. Kajikuri for their devoted care throughout the years.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at The Paul Mortuary Chapel, 390 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove. At a later date, inurnment will take place at El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, CA.

Donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Clinic in Santa Clara, 675 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 or to The SPCA for Monterey County, PO Box 3058, Monterey, CA 93942.