Celebrating the Life of David Robinson - Eulogy David was the son of Vera and Cyril Robinson — though most people knew Cyril simply as Robbie. His early years were spent at his Nan’s and Uncle Pete’s house in Guildford. Uncle Pete was a stonemason, so naturally, David’s childhood playgrounds were graveyards. While other children had swings and slides, David had headstones and excellent company. One of these backed onto a railway line, and it was there he fell in love with steam trains — a lifelong passion that later saw him volunteering on the Mid Hants Watercress Railway. Most children grow out of their obsessions. David simply upgraded his. When the family moved to Denmead, David acquired a dog called Crusoe, whose hobbies included eating the carpet, running away on walks, and sitting in the middle of the road until the police brought him home. Asked why he still let him off the lead, David simply said, “Because Crusoe liked it.” That was David — happy to tolerate chaos if...