Mr. Emmitt S. Robinson Jr.

January 10, 1948 - June 30, 2021

ROBINSON, Mr. Emmitt S. Jr. - Age 73, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour and viewing 10:00 AM Saturday, July 10, 2021 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Pastor Eric Lewis officiating. Interment Gracelawn Cemetery, 5710 N. Saginaw Street. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:00 AM Saturday. Mr. Robinson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday. Mr. Emmitt “Sonny” Robinson Jr. was born January 10, 1948 in Demopolis, Alabama, the son of Emmitt Sr. and Ida Ree (Brown) Robinson. Mr. Robinson worked for General Motors Corporation for many years. He loved to write poetry, was a talented artist and would create personal greeting cards for his loved ones by combining his natural skills. Sonny loved his family. Sonny leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Angela Renee Robinson; step-son, Dedric Robinson; grandchildren, Calvert Robinson, all of Flint, LaToya (Johnny) Ross of England and Shakoya Robinson-Lane of Nashville, TN; great-grandchildren, Laithan, Gabriel, and Johnathan Ross, Jazlyn, Jaquelyn and Alana Robinson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. Mr. Robinson was preceded in death by: his father, Emmitt Robinson Sr; mother, Ida Ree (Brown) Robinson; grandsons, Alden Ealy Jr. and DeAndre Robinson; sisters, Onetha Tapplin and Shanta Smith; brothers, Thomas Carey and Clifford Robinson.