Talk:Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
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[edit] Dave Robinson
Dave Robinson has never been a resident of Mount Holly. He was born there, in the hospital on Madison Ave., and then his parents, Mary and Leslie Robinson, took him to their home in Mount Laurel. Robinson resided in that home until he went to State College, Pa. to attend Penn State University in 1959. Here's the most relevant evidence that supports my position:
- Picken, Barbara and Gail Greenberg (1972), Mount Laurel: a centennial history, p.36: "Dave Robinson at the Hula Bowl which honored him as a Penn State senior in the late 1950's. Robinson was an All-American at Penn State and became a defensive end for the Green Bay Packers. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Robinson."
- Kirp, David L., et al. (1995), Our town: race, housing, and the soul of suburbia, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, ISBN 08135524563, p. 44: "By the standards of Mount Laurel, Mary Robinson, then nearly sixty years old, a widow whose children were all grown, was an activist." "She owned her home, which she and her late husband, Leslie, bought in 1935 for a thousand dollars."
I remember that house. It was located on Mt. Laurel-Hainesport Road across from Hillside School and not very far from Mrs. Robinson's beloved Jacob's Chapel. And I remember seeing Dave Robinson at his home. He has been a friend of mine since we were kids and I know that he only lived in that house until 1959.
This evidence establishes Dave Robinson's place of residence far better than the location of the hospital where he was born. Therefore, I will remove his name from the list of notable residents. Robert M. Hunt (talk) 20:22, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
