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Sheila Robinson to be laid to rest at 1:30 on Wednesday, December 2nd at Fresno Memorial Gardens
Sheila's Obituary and Memories page ^ | November 28, 2020 | by Jim Robinson

Posted on 11/28/2020 2:04:53 AM PST by Jim Robinson

Dear FRiends, Arrangements have been made with Whitehurst, Sullivan. Burns and Blair to lay my beloved wife Sheila to rest at 1:30, Wednesday, December 2 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. It will be a small graveside service with friends and family.

We selected a site that is very near where my mother and father and sister Thelma are buried. It's a small plot, but there is room there for me, too, someday.

This is by far the hardest and most heartbreaking thing I've ever done. Sheila was the light of my life. She loved God, loved life, and she loved nature and God's church of the greater outdoors.

Sheila was born November 15, 1950 in Fresno, CA. to Eino and Ruth Kulju of Reedley, CA. She went home to our Lord, whom she loved very much, on November 18, 2020, just three days past her 70th birthday and five months and five days after we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary.

She grew up on a farm in Reedley where her father was foreman. As a little girl, she loved the freedom of farm life where she could climb trees and run barefoot with her dog through the orchards and vineyards. Her father grew a family orchard and garden in the yard of their home and she enjoyed plucking and eating juicy ripe peaches, plums and grapes fresh from the trees and vines and tomatoes, green onions and vegetables from the garden.

Her grandparents, Isaac and Katie Kulju, immigrated here from Finland sometime after the turn of the century--fleeing the Russians as the story goes. They settled and lived about 30 years on a farm on the west side of the Kings River, just north of the Manning Ave bridge that crosses over into Reedley. They were killed in 1937 on the way to church when their car was struck by a train.

Sheila was a patriot who loved America and loved freedom. We spent a large part of our last twenty years together traveling by van and RV, attending conservative events, rallies and protests from city to city and state to state. We ended up visiting every one of the contiguous 48.

We are laying her to rest dressed in one of her favorite patriotic shirts and hat and her stars and stripes earrings that she liked to wear to rallies. She'll also have her bible that was given to her by her Aunt Lina when she was in high school, and a flag she had hanging on the mirror of her dresser.

I thank God for the 50 loving years we shared together and our two wonderful sons He gave us.

...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part... and thus we are parted, my dear Sheila, but through the grace of God, we shall meet again some glorious day.

Dear God, I love and miss her so. Always will.

Thank you all very much for your support, your love and your prayers.

God bless.


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1 posted on 11/28/2020 2:04:53 AM PST by Jim Robinson
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🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏


2 posted on 11/28/2020 2:09:49 AM PST by Ciexyz (Prayers for America.)
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To: Jim Robinson

may you find comfort in your precious memories and in the knowledge that the love you shared is eternal. Godspeed.


3 posted on 11/28/2020 2:10:06 AM PST by avital2
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Thanks for sharing that. Honoring her memory, FReepers will continue that patriotic work.


4 posted on 11/28/2020 2:11:48 AM PST by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Blurry screen.


5 posted on 11/28/2020 2:12:23 AM PST by Notthereyet (May the Lord God Find 10 Good Men In America. Amen. )
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To: avital2

Jim, you wrote a very beautiful description of a wonderful life.


6 posted on 11/28/2020 2:13:33 AM PST by Monterrosa-24 ( ...even more American than a Russian AK-47 and a French bikini. )
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To: Jim Robinson

With all the turmoil going on in the world, we sometimes forget about the little things that matter, our family and loved ones.

God bless you Jim. Thank you for all the years at Free Republic.


7 posted on 11/28/2020 2:14:37 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus
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To: Jim Robinson

Sincerest condolences Jim. God Bless.


8 posted on 11/28/2020 2:14:56 AM PST by angmo (#joeknew)
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To: Jim Robinson

Thank you Jim for sharing your beautiful and heartwarming tribute to your beloved wife Sheila. Prayers continue for your strength and perseverance through these difficult times.


9 posted on 11/28/2020 2:16:04 AM PST by NautiNurse (Are the Dems stealing votes in Philadelphia? Rod Blagojevich says, "Is the Pope Catholic?")
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To: Jim Robinson

May God bless you, and through His grace, send you comfort. I know He will.

We are all with you as well.


10 posted on 11/28/2020 2:16:21 AM PST by WayneM (Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Beautiful.

My condolences for your loss. May God provide you comfort and peace during your time of loss, in Jesus’ name.


11 posted on 11/28/2020 2:18:34 AM PST by BraveMan
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Jim,
I am truly sorry to hear of your loss. I am happy for your confidence that your wife is with the Lord. My wife has mid to late stage Huntington’s disease and I will find myself in your situation much sooner than I expected only a decade ago. You and your family are in my prayers.


12 posted on 11/28/2020 2:18:41 AM PST by TheConservativeBanker ($;)
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To: Jim Robinson

You were truly blessed with a wonderful wife. May God be with you every moment to carry you through these difficult times.


13 posted on 11/28/2020 2:24:31 AM PST by carikadon (Don't mess with Texas)
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I am so very sorry for the loss of Sheila, Jim. That is a precious tribute and I wish I had met her.


14 posted on 11/28/2020 2:27:41 AM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: Jim Robinson

God be with you, Jim.


15 posted on 11/28/2020 2:29:32 AM PST by MountainWalker
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To: Jim Robinson

What a beautiful portrait of your wife and family. Prayers for all.


16 posted on 11/28/2020 2:30:17 AM PST by FES0844
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To: Jim Robinson

Gone home to rest. Hurts. Will see her again. God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service, Sheila Robinson. Thank you for yours, Jim Robinson and family.

Norski


17 posted on 11/28/2020 2:30:41 AM PST by Norski
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To: Jim Robinson

May His Love and Strength comfort you and your family in this painful time.


18 posted on 11/28/2020 2:33:43 AM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: Jim Robinson

That was a beautiful tribute. I’m so sorry for your loss.


19 posted on 11/28/2020 2:36:25 AM PST by tuffydoodle (God's character and moral nature are absolute, eternal, and unchanging. )
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To: Jim Robinson

My condolences Jim.


20 posted on 11/28/2020 2:37:22 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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