Obituaries

Pat Robinson of Bookland and the Dartmouth Bookstore

Mary Elizabeth Patricia "Pat" Robinson, who, during a long bookselling career, worked for the Dartmouth Bookstore in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Bookland in Brunswick, Maine, died on Wednesday, May 17, after a brief illness. She was 88.

Robinson was born on March 24, 1918, in Walpole, Massachusetts. In 1938, Robinson married Raymond Robinson.

During her career in the bookselling business, she served on the Board of Directors of the American Booksellers Association and was the executive secretary of the New England Booksellers Association. She retired from Bookland in December 2004.

Her family suggests that donations in Robinson's memory may be given to The Coastal Humane Society on Range Road in Brunswick. Correspondence may be sent to her daughter, Judy Bond, at [email protected] or 9615 Labrador Lane, Cockeysville, MD 21030.

Sylvia Turner of the Former Under Cover Books

Shaker Heights, Ohio, resident Sylvia Turner (ne Shiff), owner of the former Under Cover Books, died on April 26. She was 84.

Under Cover Books, in business from 1978 to 1992, included the original store in Shaker Heights, an outlet in Cleveland's historic Old Arcade, and Under Cover Books and Music in Chagrin Falls. After the stores closed in 1992, the Turner family launched its UnderCoverBooks.com website, which operates as an online book order service.

Turner was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in the small town of Fostoria. She attended Miami University and Tiffin University.

She is survived by her children Joel Turner of Washington, North Carolina; Philip Turner of New York, and Pamela Turner of Ohio; three grandchildren; and a brother, Mike Shiff, of Toledo. Contributions are suggested to any environmental cause or the Seeds of Peace Organization at www.seedsofpeace.org.