Dr. Richard Allan Robin, 78

JAMESTOWN, R.I. – Dr. Richard Allan Robin, “Lucky 13”, died surrounded by those who love him in the home he loved in Jamestown, R.I., on the 4th of July.

He is survived by the great love of his life, his wife Loretta, to whom he had been married for 48 years; the children he adored, Seth I. Robin, Jeremy T. Robin, Allison S. Robin; his daughters-in-law Michele Wisch Robin and Allison Simon Robin; and grandchildren Alec, Hunter, Mia and Grant Robin.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Ben and Lily Robin alongside brothers Noel, David and George, he forged a path as a self-made man, perpetual student, and lifelong learner and lover of life, and did everything with his famous sense of humor. After putting himself through medical school, he spent the next 20 years building a private practice as a doctor of internal medicine before going back to a residency at Harvard University to become a psychiatrist and establish a private practice in Westerly. 

He possessed a deep love of learning and returned to school in his 60s to get a master of public health from Boston University and an MBA from University of Tennessee. He was a clinical assistant professor at Brown Medical School for 19 years.

Donations may be made to the Rhode Island Cancer Society.