Irene Lee Robinson

Obituary Irene McCowan Robinson was born in Georgia on May 16, 1926 to the late Neely and Leila McCowan. She received her education in Georgia. Her parents were sharecroppers who traveled from Florida to Canada during the harvest seasons picking crops. Ms. Irene’s love for flowers opened the doors for opportunities to provide landscaping service for various churches and businesses throughout the city. She also drove delivery trucks from state to state as far north as New York to a make a living. On July 8, 1999, she married Louis Robinson. Although she had no natural children, Ms. Irene became “MOM” to many and a friend to all. She loved to see visitors walk through her door. Ms. Irene would greet everyone with a smile and before leaving out the door, she always lovingly warned us to “drive careful, because you have to drive for yourself and all those folks out there!” Ms. Irene loved to read. She would faithfully begin her day and end her day by reading over her scriptures. She loved to dress up and wear pretty hats. Ms. Irene loved to sew and crochet while watching her favorite tv programs. Her favorite colors were yellow, green, black and white. Ms. Irene was a sweetheart and a caring person. She was always concerned about others. She loved the Lord. When she could not go out to attend a service, she faithfully dressed up every Sunday morning and watched the service all day from home. Patting her feet and singing along with the choirs gave her unspeakable joy. She loved to see others happy. Whenever Ms. Irene went out to her doctor’s appointments, to the bank or to the grocery store, she would make jokes with everyone. She said she loved to make people laugh. Ms. Irene made sure that everyone knew how old she was by saying, “When you get my age, you will know!” which led the person to ask how old are you? And she would proudly announce her age. Ms. Irene had little sayings that she would often repeat. The most popular one was, “A lie don’t care who tell it, it can fit anyone’s mouth.” Although she was little in stature, Ms. Irene touched the lives of many people all over the world. She leaves to cherish special memories: her estranged husband, Louis Robinson; one adopted daughter, Inez Early; one adopted son, Perry Mills; a longtime friend and chauffeur, Walter Golle, her caregiver, Joyce Hope and a host of neighbors and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Neely and Leila McCowan and one brother.

Irene Lee Robinson

May 16, 1926 - May 27, 2021