By: Staff
Thomas Robbins Jr.HIGHTSTOWN – Dr. Thomas W. Robbins Jr. 66, died August 18 at South Jersey Hospital, Millville.
Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., he lived in Princeton and Hightstown most of his life.
Dr. Robbins worked the past 10 years with the Center For Family Guidance, Marlton.
He served with the Army ROTC as captain in 1955 at Fort Bragg, N.C. He was lieutenant colonel serving in the 82 Airborne Division as a reservist.
He was a member of the American Medical Asssociation and the Asmerican Psychaitric Association. He enjoyed golf.
Dr. Robbins graduated in 1955 with a bachelor’s degree in science and chemistry from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., and in 1959 from Duke University Medical School.
Son of the late Thomas W. Robbins Sr.and father of the late Martha Elizabeth Korschum, he is survived by his wife, Sandra M. Robbins; three daughters and sons-in-law, E.K. and Luke Simmons of Raleigh, N.C., Suzanne and David Hamilton off Goldsboro, N.C. and Dawn and Joe Schlaifer of Hightstown; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Samuel and Frankie Jo Korshum of Goldsboro, N.C., and Thomas W. Robbins III of Hightstown; his mother, Kathryn Fraley Robbins of Yarmouth, Mass.; a sister, Marie Carr of Yarmouth Port, Mass.; 11 grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at A.S.Cole Funeral Home, 22 N. Main St., Cranbury.
Burial will be in Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown.
Memorial contributions May be made to American Diabetes Asssociation, New Jersey-Memorial Processing Center, P.O.Box 31160, Hartford, Conn. 06150-1160.
