Robin Boyd Clontz
July 26, 1961 ~ April 23, 2010
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Robin Boyd Clontz went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 23, 2010.
He was born July 26, 1961. He was a loving husband and father and cherished God and his family above all.
Preceding him in death are his grandparents, Harold C. Clontz and Rachel L. Pressley Clontz, both of Candler, NC.
Surviving are his beloved wife, Kathryn Bennett Clontz, sons Allan, Kalen and Chris, all of Candler; mother, Ruth E. Hall and step-father, James E. Hall, both of Charles City, VA; brothers, Edwin D. Clontz of Candler, James Hollifield and wife, Debbie of Williamsburg, VA; sister Sandy Hula and husband, David, of Charles City; and multiple nieces and nephews, all of whom loved and respected him very much and by whom will be dearly missed.
All flesh is grass,
And all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
Because the breath of the LORD blows upon it;
Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever. - Isaiah 40:6-8
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Hickman officiating. Interment will follow at Piney Mountain United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Dear Kate and Family,
I worked with Robin at DSS. We only shared a couple of cases, a few moments and many emails back and forth. What I know of him is that he always had a smile on his face and was always responsive to people’s needs. A client wanted me to share with you that Robin was the kind of social worker that was helpful. He did not make them feel like they were in trouble or bad and was eager to provide them with a way out of their circumstances. These qualities and his smile will certainly be missed.
My prayers are with each of you. I pray that you continue to keep him alive through your sharing of memories and that you will feel comforted and strenghthened by the faith that you have already demonstrated.
Sincerely,
Kelly Dotson
Buncombe County DSS
Kate and Family:
I search for words of comfort to ease the pain of seperation from loved ones here. Knowing we will see them again is our comfort. May God hold you close and comfort you in your time of grief. My prayers are with you all.
My dear Kate, Allen, Chris, and Calen,
I tool search for the words to say and the ability to try to comfort all of you. I just cannot. What I can say is that I am certain that Robin is with our Lord. He served God and loved God….He has left such a wonderful strong legacy in his family. The three boys that will be here to carry on his name and his love and strength for his family. I too will miss Robin. He always made me laugh when we were together and always had a smile on his face. Robin had a very calming presence about him. Please know that I pray for each of you every day.
My dear love Ed,
My heart is broken for you….I know the pain that you are feeling. There is a deep loss when you lose a sibling. I pray for you always and always have your back. I am here for you and will continue to lift you up. You have my heart. Donnie and I love you so very much.
Sandy, David, Amber and Craig,
I am so sorry for the loss of your brother and uncle. I know how much you all loved Robin. I am praying for all of you during this time. I am so happy that I can be part of your family. Please know that you are loved by us.
Susie and Donnie
Ruth and Jim,
I know that you are so sorrowful right now with the loss of Robin. I am praying for you to find peace in knowing that Robin in with our Lord and watching down on all of us. I hope you find comfort during this sad time. We love you.
Susie and Donnie
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. He left this world a better place by all his graciousness and acts of kindness. He will truly be missed by all that knew him.
May God be with all of you.
Kate,
I am lifting your family up in prayer.
May God give you the peace and comfort that you need in this hour and the hours to come.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. A friend that will never be forgotten.
Kate and Family
I’m so sorry for your lose. I know he was a good man and would help anyone who needed it. He will be truely missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Lisa Young
Buncombe DSS
Dear Kate, sons and family of Robin,
I have worked with Robin for the past several years at Buncombe county DSS. Robin was a very kind and generous person both personally and professionally. He never complained and always stepped up to help others. It’s all about what you leave behind and lives you may have touched when you are gone and he left behind many people who think the world of him and whose lives he has changed just from the time he was here with us. That in itself is a blessing. Please take care and know we are thinking of you and praying for you.
Love, Holly Kudrik-Tandy
Buncombe county DSS
Kate and Family,
I was so deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Robin. I worked with Robin on-call at DSS. There was no other person willing to step up to cover someone else’s on-call just to help out, like Robiin would. Unfortunately, he had terrible luck on-call and always walked into the worst circumstances, but handled it all with a wonderful attitude. He was a pleasure to work with and although I did not know him well, I always felt that his life was an example of Christ’s love. He truly ‘did unto others’ by his commitment to his clients and co-workers. Please know that he will be deeply missed and your family is in my family’s thoughts and prayers daily.
Dear Family of Robin:
Over the last several months I have been working with Robin to assist some families in need. The more I saw him in action with families, the more I respected his careful preparation and faithfulness to the central goal of the team and of the families. His professionalism, honesty and kindness impressed me and I looked forward to working with him. Robin will truly be missed and I give thanks to God for his life of service. You all are in my thoughts and prayers that you might be buoyed up by your faith and by family and friends.
Anna Jarvis
Kate, I am so sorry for your loss. I really enjoyed working with Robin for many years, he really taught me a lot. My thoughts are with you and your family. I will continue to lift you all up in prayer.
Buncombe County Child Support
I also had the privilege of working with Robin. He was one of a kind. A genuine, kind hearted social worker who would do anything for his clients and his co-workers.
He will be missed by many, and we are keeping your entire family in our prayers.
Kristie Diehn
Buncombe County DSS
Kate,
I am sorry to hear of your husband’s passing away. Unfortunately, I did not have the pleasure of getting acquainted with him but know that he was a wonderful man because of my co-workers’ response to the sad news of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Dear Kate and family,
I would like to express my sincerest condolences on the loss of Robin. It was my honor and privledge to have known and worked with him. Robin Boyd Clontz was an angel among us and the world is made darker by his absence. I have stories to tell you someday Kate about the light Robin spread as he quietly practiced his social work. In the meantime , please know that you and the boys are lifted up in prayer. If there is anything at all that I can ever do to help your family in some way , please let me know. That too, would be my honor.
Sincerely ,
Jennifer Carter
Buncombe Co. DSS
Kate, I’m so sorry about your loss. I had mixed feelings when my husband died. Happy for him because of where he had gone. But sad for my family and me as we would miss his love and companionship in the intervening time. But God has given us the comfort and peace to see us through to this day. I know your faith will give you peace beyond understnding. Take care.
Kate, I was so sorry to hear of your loss. May God be with you and your family at this time. Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I am so very sorry to hear about Robin. My wife and kids and I thought a lot of him. Your cousin Glenn.
I knew Robin professionally, as he was part of Child/Family teams at our school. He impressed me as such a kind, caring person. My thoughts and prayers are with you, his family. Our community will miss him and his helpful presence in the lives of all he cared about so deeply.
Jeanne Nagel, Counselor
Community High School
I am so sorry to hear of Robin’s passing. We were in school together and I remember him as a wonderful, kind, funny guy. Please know you are in my prayers.
Dear Kate and Family,
Robin always stood out to me as a man faith; he was seeking to be the best husband and father he could be. He will be missed and he leaves behind an amazing legacy in his family and in the lives he touched through his work. You are all in my prayers.
Dear Kate and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. My arms are wrapped around you. Sandy Garcia
I won’t be able to be with you on Thursday night, but will try to make it on Friday. You know that my thoughts and prayers are with you now and always. Kate, Robin was always so proud of you and his boys. You were the center of his universe. He will be greatly missed by those of us whose lives he touched, and the number is too many to count. As you lift up your eyes to the hills from whence cometh your strength, know that Robin is standing with God watching over you and continuing to be proud of the work you carry on in his absence.
Love you all,
Margie
Even in this time of sorrow, it is impossible not to smile when remembering Robin–as well as Kate.
You can’t think of one without the other–what a team! Only in eternity will the results of all the lives they have touched be known. Great is his reward!
Ruth, so sorry to hear the tragic news about Robin. I know this is a trying and difficult time. In the days to come, the pleasant memories will come to surface; all others will fade away. It has been years since I last saw Robin (at the gas station, Candler-Enka); he was in college at the time. Please know that we are praying for you and the family, as is Gateway Ministries here in Enid, OK. Let God fill in that void place left by this tragedy; He will be very real to you at this time!
‘But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore comfort one another with these words.’
I Thessalonians 4:13-18
All our love and prayers,
Charles & Mary
Kate and boys our prayers thoughts and comfort is wrapped around you during this time of sorrow and grief. May God bless you with comfort and peace in the days ahead.
In Christian Love
I worked with Robin at Smoky Mountain Center. He was a kind and gentle man who adored his family. I am so very sorry for your loss but he is now an angel in Heaven. God Bless your family during this difficult time. Praying for your family.
Even though I did not work with him personally – I know that you and him were truly wonderful people. It is a loss – I know you heart must be so empty right now. May the Lord fill your heart with love and memories of your husband – I am truly sorry for your loss. Love and Prayers – Frances Ratcliff
Dear Ruth, Jimmy and family,
We are so sorry for the loss of your Precious son. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. May your precious memories bring you moments of peace during this time of sadness.
Your friend and co-workers
From Calvary Freewill Baptist Church
Kate: I am so sorry to hear about Robin. I can’t imagine how hard it must be for you in one sense but knowing his faith and that he is in Heaven will comfort you in the days to come. You and Robin were so close; your boys will have a great example to follow in their marriages. We will be holding you in prayer. Love,
Dear Clontz Family So sorry to hear of Robin’s death. A few days ago, we were talking about some of the boys that worked for us at Enka Shell years ago. Robin stood out with his attitude,character, and morals that he set for himself.May God bless ou and your family. Harry & Pat Rogers Redding Ca.
Kate, my heart felt condolence goes out to you and your children for this great loss. Robin was a fine man who always thought of the well being of others. He was a man who was truly guided by the Spirit of God. He set out to change the world one family at a time by such a wonderful example as his own. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless and watch over you and your family in this time of sorrow. Sister Sybrena
Dear Kate and family- Robin will leave quite a legacy at the agency for his co-workers and families. Robin truly did change the world one family at a time- and that accomplishment is gift of love and faith in an imperfect world. His life and grace touched us all. In deep sympathy, Becky Kessel
Kate and Boys, My prayers are with you all. Kate, like you, Robin was always a smiling, caring person. He will be greatly missed, not only to you and your family, but also to the community and the work that he did at DSS. God has a plan. We just have to trust him and know that he loves us. I’m sorry I can’t be there, but I’m hugging you and praying for you. Love you all.
I just wanted to share with you and your family how much Robin meant to those around him at work. He always smiled and said hello. He was always willing to help his co-workers. He was always willing to go that extra step to help out the families he worked with. He will be missed by many.
Kate,
I am so sorry for your loss of Robin. I do not know what it is like to lose a mate, but the God of all comfort is always right there to help you in times of need. When you can, read Psalm 61. It is always a great comfort and encouragement for me no matter what I am going through. Verse 2 says: From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. I am praying for you and your family.
My thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this time of sorrow. I worked with Robin years ago and knew him to be an honorable man. That is an extremely valuable gift to not only his family and friends, but to those whose paths were crossed with Robin’s. God bless you with His grace and comfort.
I was very sorry to hear about Robin. I had not seen him for years. However, I will never forget his kind spirit. Robin was truly a wonderful person. We will miss him. Your cousin, Beverly
Kate, Ed, and Family,
I am so sorry to hear of your tragic loss. Please know that all of us here at Stone & Christy are thinking of you at this very difficult time.
Kate, Ed and Family – My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Robin will be greatly missed in our Social Work Division. Daily he did things that demonstrated how much he cared. His laughter and humor was grand and he lived a life that was full. He will be remembered.
Ruth & Family,
I am so sorry to hear about Robin, It has been years, But he used to bring Harold & Rachel to see Mother & Daddy. He always seemed to be content with helping them. I will keep you in my prayers.I know this is a very difficult time for all of you but God will see you through this.
I used to interpret for Spanish cases with Robin, we even had a case that lasted over 2 years.
We always had nice conversations about our families. He had nothing but wonderful things to say of you all. I was so saddened to hear of his passing. He will be in my thoughts as a happy man without a mean bone in his body.
I am so sorry. God Bless you and your family.
Ana Olson
Kate, I only just began to talk to Rob(as Joan calls Robin) as he dropped her off or picked her up. I am so saddened for you and your family. He was such a nice and sincere person. I am doing everything I can to help J. here at Goodwill. I think of you and your boys often.
Carolyn Baker
Hab. Tech
Goodwill Industries
Robin,
Was such a sweet man, who loved his kids and family dearly and would do anything to help children. You will be missed greatly you are in my thoughts R.I.P. robin i will miss you!!!!!!
To family and friends of robin!! You all are in my prayers. Such a happy man always smiling! A good man that will be missed greatly. R.I.P. robin
Thinking of you with love on this, the day of your earthly birthday. The minute you married my sister lKate, you became my beloved brother. I think of you so often and tears still come after all of these years that you’ve been gone. I am so grateful that you were a strong believer in our Lord and Saviour, and that you are safely in His arms right now. You were so good to my sister and your family. What a glorious day it will be when we meet again in eternity.
Happy Birthday, Rob!
For the purpose of clarity, the message below should be from:
‘Rhonda Albarano ‘
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I DON’T KNOW HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU.. I CAN’T DO IT.
Love and miss You, Robin~
We know you are having a joyous time with the Lord.
We will all see you again on that glorious day!
The Albarano Family