Richard Robson

Rick Robson
June 8, 1955 – May 30, 2015

Rick Robson, a builder and a fixer, spent his life making things work for other people.
He grew up in Brampton and became a carpenter. He fell madly in love with a beautiful nurse from Tavistock, married her and started a family. He built houses and high-rises, just as he built their lives. Firm foundations; every brick and beam placed with care.
He had two daughters and a son, and showed them how to love and how to dream. He taught them to have faith that this life was part of grand blueprint. He followed it passionately. Rick showed kindness and grace to everyone he met. He built them up and fixed whatever they needed. He excelled professionally, starting his own successful business, creating a reputation for skill and integrity, before becoming a leader in a national engineering and construction firm. His work is everywhere—rows of houses, tall buildings, service stations. It is in the school he constructed, where his children grew up. And in the church where he praised and prayed, humbly, thanking God for this beautiful life.
Rick Robson was a pancake maker, a barbecue griller, a photographer, an astronomer, a storyteller, a fan, a friend, a rock. He was a husband, strong and steady. A loving father to his own kids—and many more. He was a laugher. A singer. A crier. A dreamer. He was a pillar that held everything up, and nothing seems secure without him.
Ever efficient, Rick built and fixed all he could in just six decades. There were no regrets. No words left unsaid when he fell asleep, and with his family beside him, he slipped quietly away.
He leaves behind his resilient wife Sharon. And his ever-grateful kids, Jaime, Dan and Jenna. His mother, Peggy, sister, Debbie, and younger brother, Larry (Tracey) and nephews Noah and Jacob. He leaves them and countless friends with broken hearts. But he'll be sure to fix those too, in time.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to the Brampton Christian School bursary fund, which was important to Rick, who wanted other children to have the same opportunities his own had. Donations can be made at www.krt.org.
There will be a memorial service at Kennedy Road Tabernacle in Brampton on Saturday June 6, at 2 pm, followed by a barbecue birthday party at Brampton Christian School at 4 pm. All are welcome to attend.