Charles T. Robinson, 55

Charles Turek “Chip” Robinson, 55, died Oct. 14.  He was born in Providence and was a resident of Rehoboth, Massachusetts for 45 years.  He was the son of Bea Turek Robinson and the late Dr. Mendell Robinson.

He attended the Gordon School, Moses Brown School, Beckwith Middle School (Rehoboth), and graduated with honors from Providence Country Day School, where he received an award in History from Brown University. He attended both Columbia and Tufts Universities and was a magna cum laude graduate of Providence College. He received a post-graduate degree in anthropology and archaeology in the A.L.M. Program at Harvard University.

Two pieces of his work from his award-winning poetry collection were published in The Alembic, which is published annually by Providence College.

He was the author of “Asleep Beneath the Meadows: The Indian Archaeology of Rehoboth,” “Massachusetts; True New England Mysteries, Ghosts, Crimes, and Oddities;” “Native New England – The Long Journey;” “The Turn-of-the-Century Rehoboth Memoirs of Anna (Hass) Morgan;” and “The New England Ghost Files,” which was a New England Best Seller.  These books were illustrated by his mother, Bea Turek Robinson. He also co-authored “Rehoboth,” “Swansea,” and “Dighton” for the Images of America series by Arcadia Publishing.

He wrote columns for Yankee Magazine and the Rehoboth Reporter and published stories in the Providence Journal.

He was a talented artist, played piano by ear/memory, and also played the trumpet.

He loved all animals from his fish and turtles to his cats and ferrets.

Besides his mother, he is survived by his sister Anna Robinson; uncle Stephen and his wife (Judy) Turek; aunt Lila Winograd; cousins and friends.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Providence College – The Alembic, 1 Cunningham Square Providence, RI  02918.