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Mildred Welch
Abt 1930 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Mildred Welch was born about 1930. Mildred married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Robin Gail Clough
was born on 15 Jun 1952 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York; died on 16 Jan 2002 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California.
- 2. Robin Gail Clough
Generation: 2
2. Robin Gail Clough (1.Mildred1) was born on 15 Jun 1952 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York; died on 16 Jan 2002 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California. Notes:
Robin was the second of six daughters born to Donald Robert and Mildred Welch Clough. She attended school in Lake Oswego, Oregon, then in Redwood City, California, graduating from Woodside High School in 1970. Robin attended Chapman College, Semester-at-Sea, Canada College and graduated from the University of California, Davis with a major in Textile Science. She held many jobs over time and often took classes to learn new skills.
In 1976, she married Andrew James Wasson in Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto, CA. Robin and Andy had two sons, James Brian and Kevin George Wasson. Robin passed away about a month after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 49.
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ROBIN GAIL WASSON Aged 49, a resident of Clayton, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2002 only a month after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Robin was the daughter of Mildred Welch Clough of Redwood City, and Donald R. Clough of Reno and the wife of Andrew J. Wasson. She was born in Buffalo, New York and attended schools in Lake Oswego, OR and Redwood City, graduating from Woodside High School. During college, Robin traveled around the world on "The Semester at Sea" and graduated from U.C. Davis with a B.S. in Textile Science in 1975. While her main interests were centered on her home and family, she held several positions, the latest as an office manager for H. &R. Block. She was active in the Muscular Dystrophy Association and interested in the National Wildlife Federation and in rescuing animals. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Andrew J. Wasson, two sons, James and Kevin, all of Clayton, her parents, Mildred Clough and Donald R. Clough, five sisters Karyne Dyer of Mill Valley, Susan Clough of Paicines, Kimberly Blackwolf of Ashland, OR, Katrina Barlow of Annadale, VA and Barbara Zimmerman of Santa Rosa and her nephews and nieces, Ash and Chelsea Dyer, Quinn Blackwolf, Melanie and Ryan Barlow. Friends and family are invited to a celebration of her life which will be held Friday at 11:30 at Oak Park Hills Chapel, 3111 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Headquarters, 3300 E. Sunrise Dr., Tuscon, AZ 85718. www.mdausa.org.
Alameda Times-Star 1/23/02.