Robinson, Alease Dickerson

Alease Dickerson Robinson, 88, of Blacksburg, Va., passed away on December 12, 2008, at 11:26 a.m. in Huntingdon, Pa. Ms. Robinson was born in Blacksburg, Va., on May 4, 1920. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Tuttle Robinson, of Long Island, N.Y., on March 19, 1996. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Randolph Dickerson and Roscoe Dickerson, both of Blacksburg.

She is survived by her daughters, Lynne R. Crumpacker and husband, Ted Miller, of Edinburg, Va., and Teresa R. Murray and husband, Andrew, of Huntingdon, Pa.; four grandchildren, Cynthia Crumpacker Gisinerand husband, Kirk, of Charlottesville, Va., Daniel Crumpacker, of Timberville, Va., Kristin Murray Keller and husband, John, of Danville, Pa., and Kim Murray Simmons and and fiance, Ernest Shahbazian, of Reston Va.; two great grandchildren, Anamaria and Jacob Keller; two sisters-in-law, Cora Dickerson and Doris Dickerson; and three nephews: Coty Dickerson Jr., Roger Dickerson and wife, Ginny, and Sam Dickerson and wife, Susan; and one niece, Becky Dickerson Bellows and husband, John.

She was a member of First Church of God in Blacksburg, Va. She began her married life in 1940 as a homemaker on Long Island, N.Y., where her husband was a railroad engineer. They had met while he was a student at VA Tech. When he was stricken with Multiple Sclerosis and could no longer work, she rented out rooms in their home and worked as a school crossing guard for the Hempstead Police Department in New York. Then in 1962 she moved back to Blacksburg where she opened a day care center, rented rooms to Virginia Tech Students and provided full time care for her husband, all in a home that she designed for those purposes.

Her greatest love was for church, family, and friends. She was a beloved Sunday school teacher of high school and college youth until well into her 80’s. She kept an active correspondence with past students and friends from all over the world. She also loved the outdoors and could be found most early evenings on the Huckleberry Trail where she walked several miles a day in her later years. If you saw her, you most certainly were greeted with a beautiful smile and a “God bless you.”

Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Blacksburg First Church of God, 110 Roanoke Street, S.E., Blacksburg, Va. 24060, 540-552-3404. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blacksburg First Church of God.