Jennifer Robinson-Perry Obituary

Bayfield resident Jennifer Lynn Robinson-Perry died Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. She turned 51 two weeks earlier. The cause of death was a 20-year battle with leukemia and graft versus host disease after two bone marrow transplants.

Mrs. Robinson-Perry was born to Anne and Phillip Robinson on Aug. 4, 1962, in Montrose. She grew up in Durango and attended school in Ignacio and Durango, graduating from Durango High School. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in accounting with a minor in music from Fort Lewis College.

From 1990 to 1994, Mrs. Robinson-Perry worked at Kmart and The Nut Shack in the Durango Mall.

On April 22, 1994, she married James F. Perry.

"Though James knew Jennifer was diagnosed with leukemia, he did not want her to go through her illness alone," according to her family.

For more than seven years, Mrs. Robinson-Perry worked at Mercy Regional Medical Center in the accounting department, where she supported many organizations such as Relay for Life and the Mercy Health Foundation.

An avid baker, Mrs. Robinson-Perry loved to make candies and confections. She enjoyed creating and making crafts and was a talented artist. Ms. Robinson-Perry loved children, and she enjoyed spoiling her nieces and nephews by playing games and watching cartoons and Disney movies.

A member of the women's bowling league, her team name was "Mine's in the Gutter." Shortly before her death, Mrs. Robinson-Perry was named to the La Plata County chapter of the United States Bowling Congress' Hall of Fame for her service to the women's and youth bowling leagues.

She was an active member of New Hope church.

Mrs. Robinson-Perry is survived by her husband of 20 years, James F. Perry, of Bayfield; father and stepmother, Phillip and Theora Robinson, of Gunnison; mother and stepfather, Anne and Richard Strawn, of Carbondale, Ill.; sister, Cathy Robinson Runyan, of Hobbs, N.M.; brother, Mark Strawn, of Carbondale; stepsisters Elaine Gannan of Montrose and Colleen Jackson of Truckee, Calif.; stepbrother, Ken Follman, of Gunnison; grandfather Frank Owen of Carbondale; and numerous nephews, nieces and extended family members.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, at the River Church, 860 Plymouth Drive in Durango.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercy Health Foundation, 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301; or the Youth Bowling League, c/o Rolling Thunder Lanes, Sky Ute Casino Resort, Ignacio, CO 81137.

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