Curtis D. Robinson, 78, of Bellaire, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville. He was born June 13, 1928 in McClainsville, Ohio, son of the late Frank D. Robinson and Phyllis Fern Strassers Robinson Satterfield.

Curtis was a retired foreman from Power City Plumbing and Heating. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Hill Hoppers Flying Club in Wheeling and a member of the Glencoe Senior Center.

Surviving are his wife, Helen L. Kaveski Robinson; a son, Curtis C. Robinson of the home; two brothers, Art Robinson of Ponte Verda, Florida and Frank Robinson of North Judson, Indiana; two sisters, Margaret Varnell of Milwaukee, Oregon and Mary Ritsko of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

There will be a memorial service which will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by Toothman Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Glencoe Senior Center.

A poem written by Curtis: "My Friends"

My friends, I can?t be with you, For my life is fading fast. The race is almost over, And I?m gonna come in last. So will you please forgive me, As it seems I won?t be there. But my thoughts are always with you, And I remember you in prayer. So raise a glass on my behalf, And keep your spirits high. And know that I?ll be with you, In our home beyond the sky. So shed no bitter tears for me My life has been a blast. But the race is almost over, And I?m gonna come in last.