Jim was born April 16, 1933, in Cornell, WI, to James S. and Nadine (née Colburn) Robinson. In 1939, the family moved to Heafford Junction, WI, where Jim's parents built Robinson's Texaco station and resort just off of old U.S. Highway 51 on the shores of Lake Nokomis. Jim attended a one-room schoolhouse through eighth grade and then moved on to Tomahawk High School, graduating in 1951. After working odd jobs for a year, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, returning home on leave after basic and technical training (aircraft maintenance) to marry his high school sweetheart, Betty Hansen, in 1953. The newly wed couple then embarked on a life of frequent moves, as Jim's Air Force career took them all about the States and twice to England, with Jim doing a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1966–67.
Jim retired from the Air Force after 20 years, having attained the rank of a Senior Master Sergeant, and the family—Jim and Betty had had three children along the way—moved back to Wisconsin, where Jim attended Nicolet College in Rhinelander before settling in Weston in 1974 and embarking on a new career at Zimpro, Inc., in Rothschild. Jim retired from Zimpro after 19 years, having risen from draftsman to quality control manager in that time.
Jim is survived by sons James and John , daughter Wendy, granddaughter Jennifer, grandsons Allen and Eric, and sister Judith .
Jim was preceded in death by parents James and Nadine, wife Betty, and brother Richard Robinson.
Brainard Funeral Home, Wausau
Jim retired from the Air Force after 20 years, having attained the rank of a Senior Master Sergeant, and the family—Jim and Betty had had three children along the way—moved back to Wisconsin, where Jim attended Nicolet College in Rhinelander before settling in Weston in 1974 and embarking on a new career at Zimpro, Inc., in Rothschild. Jim retired from Zimpro after 19 years, having risen from draftsman to quality control manager in that time.
Jim is survived by sons James and John , daughter Wendy, granddaughter Jennifer, grandsons Allen and Eric, and sister Judith .
Jim was preceded in death by parents James and Nadine, wife Betty, and brother Richard Robinson.
Brainard Funeral Home, Wausau
Jim was born April 16, 1933, in Cornell, WI, to James S. and Nadine (née Colburn) Robinson. In 1939, the family moved to Heafford Junction, WI, where Jim's parents built Robinson's Texaco station and resort just off of old U.S. Highway 51 on the shores of Lake Nokomis. Jim attended a one-room schoolhouse through eighth grade and then moved on to Tomahawk High School, graduating in 1951. After working odd jobs for a year, Jim enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, returning home on leave after basic and technical training (aircraft maintenance) to marry his high school sweetheart, Betty Hansen, in 1953. The newly wed couple then embarked on a life of frequent moves, as Jim's Air Force career took them all about the States and twice to England, with Jim doing a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1966–67.
Jim retired from the Air Force after 20 years, having attained the rank of a Senior Master Sergeant, and the family—Jim and Betty had had three children along the way—moved back to Wisconsin, where Jim attended Nicolet College in Rhinelander before settling in Weston in 1974 and embarking on a new career at Zimpro, Inc., in Rothschild. Jim retired from Zimpro after 19 years, having risen from draftsman to quality control manager in that time.
Jim is survived by sons James and John , daughter Wendy, granddaughter Jennifer, grandsons Allen and Eric, and sister Judith .
Jim was preceded in death by parents James and Nadine, wife Betty, and brother Richard Robinson.
Brainard Funeral Home, Wausau
Jim retired from the Air Force after 20 years, having attained the rank of a Senior Master Sergeant, and the family—Jim and Betty had had three children along the way—moved back to Wisconsin, where Jim attended Nicolet College in Rhinelander before settling in Weston in 1974 and embarking on a new career at Zimpro, Inc., in Rothschild. Jim retired from Zimpro after 19 years, having risen from draftsman to quality control manager in that time.
Jim is survived by sons James and John , daughter Wendy, granddaughter Jennifer, grandsons Allen and Eric, and sister Judith .
Jim was preceded in death by parents James and Nadine, wife Betty, and brother Richard Robinson.
Brainard Funeral Home, Wausau
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