John
Reid Robinson, 65, of Nampa, died Thursday, November 4, 1993,
at the Nampa hospital. Vigil Services will be conducted
at 7 p.m. today, November 7, 1993, at the Alsip Funeral
Chapel, Nampa, with Father Paul Mathews, S.M., of St. Paul's
Catholic Church officiating. Funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday, November 8, 1993, at St. Paul's
Catholic Church in Nampa with Father Alfred Puccinelli and
Father Paul Mathews, S.M., of the church as celebrants.
Interment will follow at the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Nampa.
John Reid Robinson was born April 17,
1928, at Caldwell, Idaho, to Reid and Margaret Robinson.
At a young age he moved to Payette with his family. He
graduated from Payette High School in 1946, and from the
University of Idaho in Moscow in 1950. After graduation
he entered the U.S. Army and served during the Korean
Conflict. He was honorably discharged and moved to Twin
Falls where he worked for the Albert Dickinson Seed Company.
He married Frances "Fran" Thurman on September 10, 1966, in
Twin Falls. In 1972 they moved to Nampa. John
operated farms in the Marsing and Homedale areas until his
retirement in 1990. He was a member of St. Paul's
Catholic Church. John is survived by
his wife, Fran of Nampa; 3 sons, John Scott Robinson, Boise,
Patrick Reid Robinson, Boise, and Anthony Kern Robinson,
Moscow, Idaho; 1 daughter, Katie Robinson, at home; his
mother, Margaret Robinson, Nampa; 3 brothers-in-law, Mike
Walker, Nampa, Steve Thurman, Boise, and Doug Thurman, Grand
View; 2 sisters-in-law, Judy Lawson, Boise, and Terri Bishop,
Taylorsville, Utah; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Reid, and 1 sister,
Kathleen Walker. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests memorial contributions to St. Paul's
School, 1515 8th St. S., Nampa ID 83651.
Friends may call at the Alsip Funeral Chapel today from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. |