Steven Ennis Robinson
"Father I will always be, that same boy that stood by the sea and watched you tower over me, now I'm older I want to be the same as you..."
Steven Ennis Robinson was born in Kansas City, Kansas where he lived with his father Ennis Robinson, his brother Scott Robinson, and mother, Betty Robinson.
Steve was a standout athlete at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas. At 6'8" he was quick to learn hurdles in track, and most notably basketball playing alongside future NBA HOF Lucius Allen. There he would win 3 Kansas state championships.
In 1964, Steven entered University of Missouri - Kansas City where he would meet Patricia Lockwood who he would marry in 1969. In 1971, Steven entered the Merchant Marines sailing from nearby Marcus Hook to points all over the world for Sunoco. In 1993, Captain Robinson left the Merchant Marines to become a teacher, his original aspiration, teaching at nearby Chester High School and later Baltimore City Public Schools.
He passed away in 1997 leaving behind his wife and son, and joining his daughter Alexandra in Heaven.
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