Thomas P. Robinson's Obituary
THOMAS PETER ROBINSON
Delaware River Pilot
Thomas Peter Robinson died Tuesday, September 23, at his home in Rehoboth Beach, DE. He was 76. Mr. Robinson was born August 16, 1932 in Lewes, DE and grew up in Georgetown DE. He was the son of Mary Comfort Houston Robinson and Julian Thomas Robinson. He was a 1951 graduate of St. Andrews School in Middletown DE where he was a member of the crew. Later he attended the University of Delaware where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. On July 1, 1957 he joined the Pilots Association of the Bay and River Delaware and served as a pilot for 45 years before his retirement on August 15, 2002. Mr. Robinson was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Rehoboth Beach and St. Georges Chapel near Angola DE, where he served on the Vestry and Chairman of the Cemetery Committee. He was a member of the Rehoboth Beach Country Club. He was a blue water sailor and an avid surfer. He enjoyed gardening, golf, and playing ragtime and classical piano music. He was recognized by the Delaware Department of Agriculture for preservation of his family’s Century Farm near Lewes and by The Delaware Nature Society for his outstanding stewardship of the Great Marsh Natural Area. Mr. Robinson is survived by his wife, Alice Caroline Pitt Robinson, formerly of Port Deposit, MD and by his three children, Mary Elisabeth Robinson Monigle and Thomas Peter Robinson, Jr., both of Lewes, and Caroline Pitt Robinson Luckett of Buxton NC. He is also survived by his two sons-in-law, D. Keith Monigle of Lewes and James “Ty” Luckett of Buxton NC; a brother and sister in law, Robert and Battle Robinson of Georgetown; and by seven grandchildren, Lucy Elisabeth Monigle, Jackson Keith Monigle, Jeb Thomas Monigle, Kyle Davis Monigle and Chase Robinson Monigle, all of Lewes, and Marlee Taylor Luckett and Lana Katherine Luckett of Buxton NC. He was predeceased by his sister, Margret Katherine Robinson. Services will be held Saturday, September 27 at 11 a.m. at St. George’s Chapel, Route 23 at Angola, DE, followed by interment in the adjacent churchyard. Friends may call on Friday, September 26, between 6:00 and 8:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriot's Way, Milford, DE 19963. PDF Printable Version
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