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John Robison

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John Robison

Birth
East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
Death
25 May 1979 (aged 39–40)
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Vista Paz, 40 C
Memorial ID
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John Robison of East Lansing, MI
A victim in the crash of American Airlines flight 191 that crashed on takeoff from Chicago O'Hare bound for Los Angeles. He owned Jocundry's Books and was formerly an English instructor at Michigan State University. Robison and four colleagues were traveling to the American Booksellers Association convention in Los Angeles. He opened the book shop 2 1/2 years prior to his death and was survived by a wife and son. He was among the 30 victims whose bodies were never identified. These victims' names became known by a process of elimination and were buried side by side at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
John Robison of East Lansing, MI
A victim in the crash of American Airlines flight 191 that crashed on takeoff from Chicago O'Hare bound for Los Angeles. He owned Jocundry's Books and was formerly an English instructor at Michigan State University. Robison and four colleagues were traveling to the American Booksellers Association convention in Los Angeles. He opened the book shop 2 1/2 years prior to his death and was survived by a wife and son. He was among the 30 victims whose bodies were never identified. These victims' names became known by a process of elimination and were buried side by side at Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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  • Created by: Trixie
  • Added: May 25, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199460219/john-robison: accessed ), memorial page for John Robison (1939–25 May 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199460219, citing Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Trixie (contributor 46837872).