William Bradford Robinson of Beaufort, NC died December 2, 2012.
Graveside services will be held Friday, December 14, at 1pm at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC with internment to follow.
He was born June 15, 1950 in Arlington, Va to Martha Goodwin Robinson and Burt DeLeon Robinson. He spent many of his younger years in Raleigh, graduating from Broughton High School, and later attending North Carolina State University. Brad worked in the automobile industry for most of his life, working in sales at East Carolina Honda - Volvo in New Bern, he was the Parts Manager at Leith Infiniti of Raleigh, and Parts Manager at Leith Acura of Cary. He moved back to the coast and worked in the Parts department of Honda of New Bern, and was employed in Sales at Kurtis Chevrolet in Havelock at the time of his death. Brad was a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, and loved boats and being near the ocean. He also enjoyed cooking, and worked as a chef for several years.
He is survived by his brother-in-law Bobby Hastings; nephews Phil Hastings (Ron) of Arlington, VA; Peter Hastings (Amy) of Charlotte; Jeff Hastings (Lesleigh) of Apex, and several great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Martha Robinson Hastings of Apex, NC.
Donations may be made in memory of Brad to Cape Lookout Studies Program at NC Maritime Museum 315 Front St. Beaufort, NC 28516 or the charity of your choice.