Mrs. Robinson was a 1972 graduate of Valley High School. She then matriculated at Jersey City State College and earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Her survivors include: her husband, Shawn Robinson; her mother, Ella Mae Huguley; one son, Derrick Thumbi; one daughter, Malkia (Kazha) Hornsby; one granddaughter, Makena Hornsby; siblings, Linda (Gary) Shepard, Lois Thomas, Lucius Jones, Leonard (Linda) Jones, Ella Davidson and Capreena (Chris) Jones; one aunt, Dorothy Phillips; three uncles, Wesley Huguley, Nelson (Linda) Huguley and Billy Huguley (Linda) Huguley; and, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.