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Philip H. Robinson
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March 17, 1946 ~ April 29, 2013 |
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April 30, 2013 |
 Philip
Henry Robinson was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on
March 17, 1946 to Daniel W. and Lorna Robinson
and died April 29, 2013, in Tucson, Arizona,
from complications of esophageal cancer.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, May 18, in the First Christian Church,
201 North Division, Sandpoint. Pastor Tony
Nelson will be officiating with military Honors
following in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
Philip grew up on the Robin Hill dairy farm. He
attended Southside Elementary School and
graduated from Sandpoint High School. He
received a BS degree from the University of
Idaho in 1968 and his JD from the University of
Idaho Law School in 1970 and was sworn in as an
attorney.
He then joined the Navy JAG program and was
initially stationed in Rhode Island. While in
the Navy he served as a US Navy Judge Advocate
General (JAG) and left as a lieutenant
commander. He served in Corpus Christi, Texas,
Rhode Island and at the Oakland Naval Hospital
in California, where he completed his navy
enlistment in Oakland.
He then returned to Sandpoint in 1976 to begin
his law practice.
During his youth he helped on the dairy farm and
was active in 4-H and the Westmond Grange.
During college he worked summers for the state
parks department at Priest Lake and Round Lake
State Parks.
Phil enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating on
Lake Pend Oreille, and he loved to cook for
large family gatherings. He even took cooking
classes while on family vacations.
Phil had a full life of service and voluntarism.
He was a founding member of the Children at
Risk-Bonner County Protocol Team, a founding
member of the Sundance Drug Task Force, former
president of the Idaho Prosecuting Attorney’s
Association. He served as a deputy Prosecutor
for Bonner County from 1977-1981, was elected
Prosecutor of Bonner County from 1982-1993 and
again from 1997 until 2009.
He then served as Chief Deputy until his
retirement in 2012. Phil also served as a City
Prosecutor for Sandpoint, Priest River and
Bonners Ferry. He served as special (appointed)
prosecutor for cases in Boundary and Kootenai
counties, taught classes on the law to law
enforcement agencies and the legal community. He
taught P.O.S.T. certified classes, taught at
Lewis and Clark College and North Idaho College
in Sadnpoint. He has been in private practice
since 1970. Phil also attended numerous classes
and conferences involving the law, including one
on hypnosis in California and he received
numerous awards and certificates of recognition
over the years.
Phil is survived by his wife of 43 years Carol;
daughter Amy (Chris) Kovarcik and granddaughters
Caitlin, Bryana, Naomi; son Mike (Ilene)
Robinson and granddaughters Lindsey and Darby;
twin sister Anita Robinson M.D. and husband
Chris Kutteruf M.D.; brother Dan (Elaine)
Robinson, Jr. and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Lorna and Dan
Robinson Scholarship Endowment at the University
of Idaho Foundation. Address; Gift
Administration Foundation 875 Perimeter Dr. MS
3147, Moscow, ID 83844. Website;
www.sites.uidaho.edu/giving/. |
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