Class of 1965
1965 Maroon Spotlight
Gary Robinson
Band 61-65, Band Manager 62-63, Drum Captain 64-65.
1965 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Gary Dean Robinson, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson, 1203 Elm street, has been a member of the Perry high school band since 1961. He is drum captain and drum ensemble captain this year. Band is his favorite subject. He plans to attend Oklahoma State Tech school at Okmulgee following graduation. Robinson was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Perry. His hobby is mechanics.
Gary Dean Robinson
December 11, 1946 – December 24, 2003
Gary D. Robinson, 57, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was the son of Don and Lorene (Zemp) Robinson. He was born on December 11, 1946 in Perry, Oklahoma and died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at Integris Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Gary was a 1965 graduate of Perry High School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force and received an honorable discharge in 1969. On June 12, 1970, Gary and Patricia Ann Sullivan were married in Perry, Oklahoma. He worked in the 135 Post Dock (aircraft maintenance) at Tinker Air Force Base until retiring in January 2001.
Gary is survived by his wife of 33 years, Pat (Sullivan) Robinson; one son, Troy Robinson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one daughter, Shelly Robinson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; three grandsons, Damien Hawkins, Zane Hawkins and Christian Robinson, all of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one sister, Sherry Adams and her husband, Max and one nephew, Scott Adams of Perry, Oklahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Lorene Robinson; grandparents, Cliff and Dora Robinson, Henry and Sue Zemp and one uncle, Edwin Zemp.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2003 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Perry, Oklahoma. Rev. Ben Mirtz will officiate. Interment will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donors choice.