ARENAS VALLEY, N.M. – David L. Robinson, 69, died unexpectedly on November 21, 2025, at his home in Arenas Valley. He was born on Oct. 21, 1956, in Norwalk, Conn., the son of Kenneth and Jean (Worthy) Robinson. The family moved to Hardwick, where he graduated from Hazen Union High School in 1974, before joining the army and later graduating from Vermont College in 1983 with a degree in nursing.
He worked for many years at Central Vermont Hospital, where he met Deborah Noyes. They married in 1984 and lived in Williamstown, then Barre with their three children before divorcing. He later married Pamela Wakefield of Wolfeboro, N.H. Following his second marriage, he worked as a traveling nurse and driver, eventually settling in Dover-Foxcraft, Maine, then Silver City, N.M. He enjoyed motorcycles and hunting with his beagles.
Survivors include his three sons, Aaron, Scott, and Daniel Robinson, all of Barre; four sisters Linda Snyder (Sam) and Nancy Dimick (Kelly) of Zephyrhills, Fla., Kathy Granai (Matt) of Colchester, and Ruthellen Doyon (Kip) of Walden; and many nephews, a niece, great-nieces, and great-nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his nephew, Timothy Parks.
A memorial service and military burial will be held in Summer 2026 in Randolph Center, Vt., at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
