 Fr. Louis James Robinson, OP
James Robinson was born on May 12, 1931 in Seattle, Washington and resided during his
school years in the Dominican parish of Blessed Sacrament Priory. He attended school
there and at Seattle Preparatory School. He attended college at Mt. Angel, Oregon
and St. Mary’s college, California, entering the Order on August 14, 1951 at
Kentfield, California. He made his profession one year later at Kentfield and
received solemn vows at McKenzie Bridge, Oregon on August 15, 1955.
After his
ordination on June 15, 1957 in San Francisco, he spent several years studying abroad at Fribourg and the Angelicum in Rome, receiving his lectorate in Sacred Theology from the
latter institute. He returned to teach theology at St.
Albert’s College and assume directorship of the cooperator brothers’
training program. A year later he moved with the cooperator brothers to Kentfield to
institute a new program for the brothers which was to widen their possible apostolic work
and perfect their formation in religious life.
In 1964 he moved to Seattle where he
spent one year teaching at Seattle University. He returned the following year to
Kentfield to serve as sub-prior there and teach at Dominican College.
He was beloved
by all for his humor, simplicity and humility. In 1968 he volunteered to work at the
province’s mission in Mexico, and was appointed Vicar of Chiapas in May 1969.
Once again his charm and simplicity won the love of the people. Before long
he contracted a serious case of “valley fever” and after heroic efforts on the
part of the sisters and doctors of the mission hospital, he was flown to San Antonio,
Texas. He died at Santa Rosa hospital there on April 8, 1970. He is buried at
St. Dominic’s cemetery, Benicia, California.
Please pray for the repose of his soul. |
