Robin knew the power of family throughout her life. Born to Freda (Miller) Zuckerman and Frank Zuckerman in Far Rockaway, New York in 1952, she joined a growing family that already included her older brother Mark David. Her earliest years were spent in Far Rockaway and in Springfield, Massachusetts, until they moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts when she was four years old. At the end of 1959, the family drove cross-country to embark on a new life in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. (She remained a Californian forever after, and a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area after she moved north for college.) In 1961, the family welcomed Robin's little brother, Seth, and Robin embraced the role of big sister, helping look after Seth and entertain him.
In 1982, Robin met the love of her life, Terry Stelling, in the art department at KPIX where they were co-workers. They married in 1984, and grew their family in 1993 when they welcomed their daughter Sabrina Rose, whose birthday comes just three days after Robin's. Robin was a dedicated and loving mother to Rosie. She passed along her creative talents to her daughter, while also cheering on her athletic pursuits and extending her warmth and welcome to Rosie's friends as well.
Once she started her own family, Robin's table became the focal point for gatherings at Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Hanukkah. A consummate host, Robin excelled at bringing people together and dazzling them with her exquisite meals, from savory appetizers through scrumptious desserts.
Robin brought a strong drive for justice and a sense of right and wrong to her outlook on matters personal and political. A voracious reader of the news, she used those articles to construct her opinions on the issues of the day, and advocated for them in spirited conversations with family and friends.
An avid world explorer, Robin reveled in her travels overseas, from her autumn on an Israeli kibbutz in 1970 to her 2020 trip with Terry, Rosie, and Rosie's partner Richard to South America, where they visited Paraguay (Rosie's birthplace).
As an artist, Robin delighted in creating things of beauty in her personal and professional life. From her delicate pencil drawings and watercolors in high school to the xeriscaped garden she designed and tended outside her home in Lucas Valley in the last years of her life, she made the world around her more beautiful. She honed her skill and her eye at UC Berkeley, where she studied under the renowned print-maker George Miyasaki and earned her bachelor's degree in fine art in 1974. She entered the world of commercial and graphic art in her twenties, a path that led her to become a pioneer in the budding computer graphics industry in the 1980s and 1990s, and later to start several artistic ventures, including the gift company Calicopia.
Robin left us with these parting words: "I leave my heart to those I love. Please take good care of each other."
In 1982, Robin met the love of her life, Terry Stelling, in the art department at KPIX where they were co-workers. They married in 1984, and grew their family in 1993 when they welcomed their daughter Sabrina Rose, whose birthday comes just three days after Robin's. Robin was a dedicated and loving mother to Rosie. She passed along her creative talents to her daughter, while also cheering on her athletic pursuits and extending her warmth and welcome to Rosie's friends as well.
Once she started her own family, Robin's table became the focal point for gatherings at Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Hanukkah. A consummate host, Robin excelled at bringing people together and dazzling them with her exquisite meals, from savory appetizers through scrumptious desserts.
Robin brought a strong drive for justice and a sense of right and wrong to her outlook on matters personal and political. A voracious reader of the news, she used those articles to construct her opinions on the issues of the day, and advocated for them in spirited conversations with family and friends.
An avid world explorer, Robin reveled in her travels overseas, from her autumn on an Israeli kibbutz in 1970 to her 2020 trip with Terry, Rosie, and Rosie's partner Richard to South America, where they visited Paraguay (Rosie's birthplace).
As an artist, Robin delighted in creating things of beauty in her personal and professional life. From her delicate pencil drawings and watercolors in high school to the xeriscaped garden she designed and tended outside her home in Lucas Valley in the last years of her life, she made the world around her more beautiful. She honed her skill and her eye at UC Berkeley, where she studied under the renowned print-maker George Miyasaki and earned her bachelor's degree in fine art in 1974. She entered the world of commercial and graphic art in her twenties, a path that led her to become a pioneer in the budding computer graphics industry in the 1980s and 1990s, and later to start several artistic ventures, including the gift company Calicopia.
Robin left us with these parting words: "I leave my heart to those I love. Please take good care of each other."
Robin knew the power of family throughout her life. Born to Freda (Miller) Zuckerman and Frank Zuckerman in Far Rockaway, New York in 1952, she joined a growing family that already included her older brother Mark David. Her earliest years were spent in Far Rockaway and in Springfield, Massachusetts, until they moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts when she was four years old. At the end of 1959, the family drove cross-country to embark on a new life in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. (She remained a Californian forever after, and a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area after she moved north for college.) In 1961, the family welcomed Robin's little brother, Seth, and Robin embraced the role of big sister, helping look after Seth and entertain him.
In 1982, Robin met the love of her life, Terry Stelling, in the art department at KPIX where they were co-workers. They married in 1984, and grew their family in 1993 when they welcomed their daughter Sabrina Rose, whose birthday comes just three days after Robin's. Robin was a dedicated and loving mother to Rosie. She passed along her creative talents to her daughter, while also cheering on her athletic pursuits and extending her warmth and welcome to Rosie's friends as well.
Once she started her own family, Robin's table became the focal point for gatherings at Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Hanukkah. A consummate host, Robin excelled at bringing people together and dazzling them with her exquisite meals, from savory appetizers through scrumptious desserts.
Robin brought a strong drive for justice and a sense of right and wrong to her outlook on matters personal and political. A voracious reader of the news, she used those articles to construct her opinions on the issues of the day, and advocated for them in spirited conversations with family and friends.
An avid world explorer, Robin reveled in her travels overseas, from her autumn on an Israeli kibbutz in 1970 to her 2020 trip with Terry, Rosie, and Rosie's partner Richard to South America, where they visited Paraguay (Rosie's birthplace).
As an artist, Robin delighted in creating things of beauty in her personal and professional life. From her delicate pencil drawings and watercolors in high school to the xeriscaped garden she designed and tended outside her home in Lucas Valley in the last years of her life, she made the world around her more beautiful. She honed her skill and her eye at UC Berkeley, where she studied under the renowned print-maker George Miyasaki and earned her bachelor's degree in fine art in 1974. She entered the world of commercial and graphic art in her twenties, a path that led her to become a pioneer in the budding computer graphics industry in the 1980s and 1990s, and later to start several artistic ventures, including the gift company Calicopia.
Robin left us with these parting words: "I leave my heart to those I love. Please take good care of each other."
In 1982, Robin met the love of her life, Terry Stelling, in the art department at KPIX where they were co-workers. They married in 1984, and grew their family in 1993 when they welcomed their daughter Sabrina Rose, whose birthday comes just three days after Robin's. Robin was a dedicated and loving mother to Rosie. She passed along her creative talents to her daughter, while also cheering on her athletic pursuits and extending her warmth and welcome to Rosie's friends as well.
Once she started her own family, Robin's table became the focal point for gatherings at Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and Hanukkah. A consummate host, Robin excelled at bringing people together and dazzling them with her exquisite meals, from savory appetizers through scrumptious desserts.
Robin brought a strong drive for justice and a sense of right and wrong to her outlook on matters personal and political. A voracious reader of the news, she used those articles to construct her opinions on the issues of the day, and advocated for them in spirited conversations with family and friends.
An avid world explorer, Robin reveled in her travels overseas, from her autumn on an Israeli kibbutz in 1970 to her 2020 trip with Terry, Rosie, and Rosie's partner Richard to South America, where they visited Paraguay (Rosie's birthplace).
As an artist, Robin delighted in creating things of beauty in her personal and professional life. From her delicate pencil drawings and watercolors in high school to the xeriscaped garden she designed and tended outside her home in Lucas Valley in the last years of her life, she made the world around her more beautiful. She honed her skill and her eye at UC Berkeley, where she studied under the renowned print-maker George Miyasaki and earned her bachelor's degree in fine art in 1974. She entered the world of commercial and graphic art in her twenties, a path that led her to become a pioneer in the budding computer graphics industry in the 1980s and 1990s, and later to start several artistic ventures, including the gift company Calicopia.
Robin left us with these parting words: "I leave my heart to those I love. Please take good care of each other."
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