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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ Ken Robinson: 1993-1994

Most Worshipful Brother Ken Robinson was born in Yakima
on December 5, 1928 to Earl and Elice Robinson. He shared a
lovely home with two brothers and one sister. His father was a
longtime member of Mount Adams Lodge No. 227.

Our Brother attended school and graduated from Yakima High
School (now Davis High) in 1947. He joined Yakima Chapter
of DeMolay in 1945 and eventually served as Master Councilor
of the Chapter. He enrolled in the University of Washington in
the fall of 1947 and graduated with a Degree in Business
Administration in 1951. Immediately following graduation,
because of a Naval Reserve commitment, he was called to
active duty and served as a Radarman Petty Officer aboard the
USS Marshall, in Korea for 20 months before being honorably
discharged after completion of his tour of duty.

Brother Robinson returned home and accepted a position with the telephone company in Ellensburg.
During the two years he lived there, he met his future wife, Charlene Marie Rhodes, and they were married
on April 2, 1955. Shortly after their marriage Brother Ken and Charlene moved to Anacortes where he
joined Shell Oil Company as a Personnel Administrator at the refinery.

During his tenure in Anacortes, Brother Ken and Charlene were blessed with the birth of a son, Jon, and
a daughter, Kristi. Ken was one of the founding members of a Jaycees Chapter in that city, and later served
as a State Vice President of that organization. He and Charlene were involved in numerous Jaycees and
community activities.

In 1960, Brother Robinson petitioned Fidalgo Lodge No. 77. He was initiated an Entered Apprentice on
September 27, 1960, a Fellowcraft on November 1, 1960, and a Master Mason on December 6, 1960. He
passed his proficiency on the Master Mason Degree on January 10, 1961.

In August, 1961, Brother Robinson accepted employment as a Personnel Manager with the Boeing
Company, and the family moved to Edmonds. His employment was continuous with Boeing until he
retired on March 1, 1992, while serving in an Executive Personnel position in the company headquarters,
to devote more time to Masonic activities.

Brother Robinson became a plural member of Occidental Lodge No. 72, in Ballard in May 1975, and in
December of that year was appointed Chaplain. He progressed through the chairs and was elected
Worshipful Master in 1981. To all who know him from the beginning of his membership in Occidental, it
was obvious that he had true leadership ability. The members gladly followed his leadership as he
progressed through the line, and many suggestions for improvement in the Lodge were instituted by him.

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