David K. Robinson ’40

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Dave Robinson died Aug. 20, 2013, surrounded by his four children.

He was born in Cleveland and grew up in Detroit, where he graduated from Highland Park High School as the class president. He entered Princeton and served on many committees, and was class vice president from 1965 to 1970. He was a member of Charter Club.

Dave attended Harvard Law School for two years, during which time he was recruited by the FBI. He served as a special agent from 1942 to 1945.

Dave met Charmian Everding in Pasadena, Calif., and they were married in 1946 upon his gradua-tion from Stanford Law School. He went on to practice law at Hahn & Hahn for 60 years.

Dave was an avid sportsman. He and Charm traveled a great deal, but they always said their favorite place was the family beach house in Carpinteria, Calif.

Charmian predeceased Dave. He is survived by four children, Rob, Peter, Ann, and Timothy; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a step great-grandchild. Our condolences and prayers are with the Robinson family.

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