Julie Kaye Howell Robinson, 71, went to be with Jesus on Monday, August 1, 2016, after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Her smile and sweet spirit blessed all those who knew her. She was a beautiful daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother whose life reflected the selflessness and kindness of her Savior. She loved life, loved her children and grandchildren, and loved God.
She was born to William Lawrence Howell and Doris Tomberlin Howell on February 18, 1945, in Jacksonville, Florida. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale and, later, Plant City, graduating from Plant City Senior High School in 1963. She met her husband Gary A. Robinson at Florida State University, and they were married in August 1965. They raised their three children in Delray Beach, Florida. For most of the ensuing two decades, she balanced homemaking and work.
She earned her bachelor degree in Elementary Education at FSU and Florida Atlantic University, and taught in Palm Beach County from 1984 to 1989. Prior to this, she was the children’s librarian at the Delray Beach Public Library. Reading and books were one of her passions throughout her life, and in 1994 she started a new adventure by earning a graduate degree in Library Science from the University of South Florida. She spent the final years of her career at the Plant City Public Library.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Lawrence Howell; mother Doris Shirley Tomberlin Howell; and husband Gary Arthur Robinson. She is survived by her daughter Diana (Keld) Petersen and their children Austin and Kendall, of Plant City; son David (Sonia) Robinson and their daughter Abigail, of Lakeland; son Stephen (Marjorie) Robinson of Boynton Beach, and their children Cole, Mark, and Alice, of Boynton Beach, FL; brother, Lawrence (Sarah) Howell of Lakeland; and brother Stephen (Kathy) Howell of Plant City.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, August 5 at 11:00 A.M. at Gracepoint Plant City, 1107 Charlie Griffin Road, Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. Committal to follow at Springhead Cemetery, Lakeland. Expressions of condolence at www.HopewellFuneral.com.
Her smile and sweet spirit blessed all those who knew her. She was a beautiful daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother whose life reflected the selflessness and kindness of her Savior. She loved life, loved her children and grandchildren, and loved God.
She was born to William Lawrence Howell and Doris Tomberlin Howell on February 18, 1945, in Jacksonville, Florida. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale and, later, Plant City, graduating from Plant City Senior High School in 1963. She met her husband Gary A. Robinson at Florida State University, and they were married in August 1965. They raised their three children in Delray Beach, Florida. For most of the ensuing two decades, she balanced homemaking and work.
She earned her bachelor degree in Elementary Education at FSU and Florida Atlantic University, and taught in Palm Beach County from 1984 to 1989. Prior to this, she was the children’s librarian at the Delray Beach Public Library. Reading and books were one of her passions throughout her life, and in 1994 she started a new adventure by earning a graduate degree in Library Science from the University of South Florida. She spent the final years of her career at the Plant City Public Library.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Lawrence Howell; mother Doris Shirley Tomberlin Howell; and husband Gary Arthur Robinson. She is survived by her daughter Diana (Keld) Petersen and their children Austin and Kendall, of Plant City; son David (Sonia) Robinson and their daughter Abigail, of Lakeland; son Stephen (Marjorie) Robinson of Boynton Beach, and their children Cole, Mark, and Alice, of Boynton Beach, FL; brother, Lawrence (Sarah) Howell of Lakeland; and brother Stephen (Kathy) Howell of Plant City.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, August 5 at 11:00 A.M. at Gracepoint Plant City, 1107 Charlie Griffin Road, Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. Committal to follow at Springhead Cemetery, Lakeland. Expressions of condolence at www.HopewellFuneral.com.
Julie Kaye Howell Robinson, 71, went to be with Jesus on Monday, August 1, 2016, after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Her smile and sweet spirit blessed all those who knew her. She was a beautiful daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother whose life reflected the selflessness and kindness of her Savior. She loved life, loved her children and grandchildren, and loved God.
She was born to William Lawrence Howell and Doris Tomberlin Howell on February 18, 1945, in Jacksonville, Florida. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale and, later, Plant City, graduating from Plant City Senior High School in 1963. She met her husband Gary A. Robinson at Florida State University, and they were married in August 1965. They raised their three children in Delray Beach, Florida. For most of the ensuing two decades, she balanced homemaking and work.
She earned her bachelor degree in Elementary Education at FSU and Florida Atlantic University, and taught in Palm Beach County from 1984 to 1989. Prior to this, she was the children’s librarian at the Delray Beach Public Library. Reading and books were one of her passions throughout her life, and in 1994 she started a new adventure by earning a graduate degree in Library Science from the University of South Florida. She spent the final years of her career at the Plant City Public Library.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Lawrence Howell; mother Doris Shirley Tomberlin Howell; and husband Gary Arthur Robinson. She is survived by her daughter Diana (Keld) Petersen and their children Austin and Kendall, of Plant City; son David (Sonia) Robinson and their daughter Abigail, of Lakeland; son Stephen (Marjorie) Robinson of Boynton Beach, and their children Cole, Mark, and Alice, of Boynton Beach, FL; brother, Lawrence (Sarah) Howell of Lakeland; and brother Stephen (Kathy) Howell of Plant City.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, August 5 at 11:00 A.M. at Gracepoint Plant City, 1107 Charlie Griffin Road, Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. Committal to follow at Springhead Cemetery, Lakeland. Expressions of condolence at www.HopewellFuneral.com.
Her smile and sweet spirit blessed all those who knew her. She was a beautiful daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother whose life reflected the selflessness and kindness of her Savior. She loved life, loved her children and grandchildren, and loved God.
She was born to William Lawrence Howell and Doris Tomberlin Howell on February 18, 1945, in Jacksonville, Florida. She grew up in Fort Lauderdale and, later, Plant City, graduating from Plant City Senior High School in 1963. She met her husband Gary A. Robinson at Florida State University, and they were married in August 1965. They raised their three children in Delray Beach, Florida. For most of the ensuing two decades, she balanced homemaking and work.
She earned her bachelor degree in Elementary Education at FSU and Florida Atlantic University, and taught in Palm Beach County from 1984 to 1989. Prior to this, she was the children’s librarian at the Delray Beach Public Library. Reading and books were one of her passions throughout her life, and in 1994 she started a new adventure by earning a graduate degree in Library Science from the University of South Florida. She spent the final years of her career at the Plant City Public Library.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Lawrence Howell; mother Doris Shirley Tomberlin Howell; and husband Gary Arthur Robinson. She is survived by her daughter Diana (Keld) Petersen and their children Austin and Kendall, of Plant City; son David (Sonia) Robinson and their daughter Abigail, of Lakeland; son Stephen (Marjorie) Robinson of Boynton Beach, and their children Cole, Mark, and Alice, of Boynton Beach, FL; brother, Lawrence (Sarah) Howell of Lakeland; and brother Stephen (Kathy) Howell of Plant City.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, August 5 at 11:00 A.M. at Gracepoint Plant City, 1107 Charlie Griffin Road, Plant City, where the family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 A.M. Committal to follow at Springhead Cemetery, Lakeland. Expressions of condolence at www.HopewellFuneral.com.
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