Posted on 11/28/2020 2:04:53 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Dear FRiends, Arrangements have been made with Whitehurst, Sullivan. Burns and Blair to lay my beloved wife Sheila to rest at 1:30, Wednesday, December 2 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. It will be a small graveside service with friends and family.
We selected a site that is very near where my mother and father and sister Thelma are buried. It's a small plot, but there is room there for me, too, someday.
This is by far the hardest and most heartbreaking thing I've ever done. Sheila was the light of my life. She loved God, loved life, and she loved nature and God's church of the greater outdoors.
Sheila was born November 15, 1950 in Fresno, CA. to Eino and Ruth Kulju of Reedley, CA. She went home to our Lord, whom she loved very much, on November 18, 2020, just three days past her 70th birthday and five months and five days after we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary.
She grew up on a farm in Reedley where her father was foreman. As a little girl, she loved the freedom of farm life where she could climb trees and run barefoot with her dog through the orchards and vineyards. Her father grew a family orchard and garden in the yard of their home and she enjoyed plucking and eating juicy ripe peaches, plums and grapes fresh from the trees and vines and tomatoes, green onions and vegetables from the garden.
Her grandparents, Isaac and Katie Kulju, immigrated here from Finland sometime after the turn of the century--fleeing the Russians as the story goes. They settled and lived about 30 years on a farm on the west side of the Kings River, just north of the Manning Ave bridge that crosses over into Reedley. They were killed in 1937 on the way to church when their car was struck by a train.
Sheila was a patriot who loved America and loved freedom. We spent a large part of our last twenty years together traveling by van and RV, attending conservative events, rallies and protests from city to city and state to state. We ended up visiting every one of the contiguous 48.
We are laying her to rest dressed in one of her favorite patriotic shirts and hat and her stars and stripes earrings that she liked to wear to rallies. She'll also have her bible that was given to her by her Aunt Lina when she was in high school, and a flag she had hanging on the mirror of her dresser.
I thank God for the 50 loving years we shared together and our two wonderful sons He gave us.
...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part... and thus we are parted, my dear Sheila, but through the grace of God, we shall meet again some glorious day.
Dear God, I love and miss her so. Always will.
Thank you all very much for your support, your love and your prayers.
God bless.
Lost my beloved Betty in July - 51 years lacking 2 days. So sorry to know that you are in the same place.The Key to Unhappiness - Dennis Prager (5 minutes, but a jewel)
Our God Hold you Close in the Hollow of his Hand.
Megadyanmis (great strength) for the days and weeks ahead!
So sorry for your loss of Sheila, Jim. My sincere condolence to you and your family.
My sincere condolences for you and your whole family.
The Journey
From the time before we were conceived
To live upon the earth
Our souls own journey was by God set
On a mission of great worth
For all our lives are intertwined
By destiny and not fate
But often this is not made clear
Until it seems too late
But subtle is the way of thought
Of messages received
The issues of our daily life
Our conscious mind deceive
We know not where our path is set
No signs to show the way
If we look beyond what we first see
Our purpose has it’s say
We cleave to us the ones most dear
Our memories safely stored
The influence of them on our lives
To our music scored
The revelation of their death
To the present brings them back
We see the way they touched our lives
And changed the final track
In our minds an epiphany
A realization grows
Of how something that seemed so small
It’s impact now exposed
Each one is like a puzzle piece
Of a picture which unfolds
Their purpose gives us sweet relief
More precious to us than gold
So many dear have gone before
Into the great beyond
And even as the time goes by
We still maintain our bond
Our day will come to journey there
And see them once again
I fear it not my faith is strong
My new life to begin
God Bless and Keep You all in this time...
I never say goodbye, Only see You soon
Into Eternity
God Bless
Jim, may the Lord wrap His loving arms around you and give you peace that passes all understanding. May He give you a vision of Heaven so that you know, Shiela is with Him, as we all someday hope to be also. God Bless you.
My grandfather’s folks came to the USA, fleeing Russians.
My heart pours out to you and family today as you lay your beloved wife to rest. God bless you.
This is such a sweet, touching testament to her and your marriage, your love for one another and the strength of her character.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Jim.
Ed
We are with you Jim.
God bless you, Jim, and may God rest the soul of your beloved wife. God willing, you will see her again someday in the heavenly kingdom.
❤🙏❤😢prayers, love, and hugs.
Thinking of you and praying for you, Jim. Sincerest warm regards to you and your family.
We are all holding you close in our hearts, minds and souls. Strength to you, JimRob, John, Chris and all who knew and loved beloved Sheila.
My deepest sympathy to you on the loss of your beloved wife. My God grace you with strength to continue on.
The prayers of many are with you and your family Jim. I started a prayer chain where many our praying. My deepest sympathies are with all of you. May God comfort and strengthen you. <><
I have no words, Commander. Nothing will work well right now. My lady and I are working on 44 years married. Please accept my prayers and blessings. God bless you and hold your spirit high, until you are rejoined with your beloved.
Mr Robinson,
May God be with you, sir, in this time of loss.
Thank you for all that you and Mrs Robinson have done,
for us and for our country.
It is all greatly appreciated.
Most humbly and respectfully yours,
Ivan
Jim, I hope that our warmest words of sympathy to your and your wonderful family on this fine forum are a source comfort and strength.
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