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JOHN VERNON ROBINSON
Marion
John Vernon Robinson of Marion, Iowa, died suddenly of natural causes on Friday August 20, 2021. John, the fourth of five children born to Margaret and George Francis (Robbie) Robinson, was born on May 15, 1949 in Ottumwa, Iowa.
After graduating from Walsh High School in Ottumwa in 1967, John began his college education at Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa, where he earned a master’s degree in social work. After working with troubled youth in Eldora, Iowa, and at Mount Pleasant, Iowa State Hospital, John decided to go back to school. He earned a master’s degree in school psychology from the University of Iowa.
After graduating from Iowa, John briefly worked as a school psychologist for the Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA) in Cedar Rapids. He then decided to work as a school psychologist in international schools abroad from 1979. For the next 20 years John lived and worked in international schools in five different countries including Belgium, Egypt, Japan, Bangladesh and Thailand.
In 1999 John returned to the United States and again worked as a school psychologist for AEA Grant Wood in Cedar Rapids. He worked at several schools in and around Cedar Rapids until his retirement in 2014.
John enjoyed international travel, reading and writing, cartoons, opera, and political discussions with anyone who was brave enough to broach the subject with him. John never married, but he was a loving brother and supportive uncle to his many nieces and nephews.
John was predeceased by his parents and sister, Janie.
He is survived by his brother, Frank (Donna) of Walford, Iowa; sister, Karolyn Oim) Daughter of Ottumwa, Iowa; and her sister, Mary Beth (Steve) Craig of Urbandale, Iowa. He is also survived by seven nieces and eight nephews, as well as 25 great-nieces and grand-nephews.
According to his wishes, John will be cremated and his remains will be buried near his parents in Ottumwa, Iowa. In light of the current Covid restrictions, there will be a subsequent celebration of John’s life for friends and family.
Please share your support and memories with John’s family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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