Van Paul Robinson
Van Paul Robinson passed away June 30, 2020 at his home, in Las Vegas, NV. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 18, 1955 to Paul and Renee Heap Robinson.
Van valued hard work. At a young age, he started his first jobs as a neighborhood paperboy and bagger at the local grocery store.
As a senior in high school, he met his soon-to-be wife Tanya Leatham on State Street. Van graduated from West High School in 1974. Van and Tanya were married in Overton, NV in August 1974.
In October of 1974, Van joined the US Navy. He would serve honorably for five years.
In 1985, Van began his career with the Moapa Valley Water District. He worked his way up and retired in 2006 as the general manager.
In 2008, Van and Tanya’s lives would go separate ways. He moved to Las Vegas and kept busy working as a personal water consultant and for FEMA.
In September 2019, Van married Maheswari “Christina” Nadarajan, in Las Vegas, NV.
Survivors include his wife Christina; children: Tracie (Rory) Nelson, Ryan (Amy) Robinson, Craig (Samantha) Robinson and Gary (Chanell) Robinson; thirteen grandchildren; his mother Renee; siblings: Toni (Randy) Korff, Tamara (Jeff) Melvin, Mark (Terry) and Greg (Lynda), and brother-in-law Doug Duggan.
He is preceded in death by his father, Paul and his sister, Terry.
Van will be remembered for his fun and quick-whitted personality. He was loved as a son, brother, husband, father and grandfather.
Funeral Services for the immediate family will be held in Boulder City, NV on Friday, July 10, 2020. Internment will be at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fisher House Foundation which builds comfort homes where military & veteran’s families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital.
The family is working to establish a broadcast for viewing the services remotely.
The family invites you to share a memory on the guest book at https://www.davismemorialpark.com/obituary/Van-Robinson.
4 thoughts on “OBITUARY: Van Paul Robinson”
My Heart is broken for your Family. He was like a big brother to us growing up, I’m proud to have had him for my Friend. I’ll always remember going on his Paper Route with him in Rose Park, He pumped the pedals, I tossed the Papers (not really well, by the way) Maybe that’s why he moved on up to work at the Grocery Store? Whatever he did, he was good at it and always Smiling.
Rest your heart in peace I’m sorry
It’s been a year….. A long one…
Rest in eternal peace my friend. I miss you everyday and will always love you!
Gina