Robin Deitrick Dee

SALISBURY — Robin Deitrick Dee, 89, of Salisbury,  passed away in Fairfield, Connecticut, on Oct.  29, 2022, after a brief illness.

Born Rosamund Lucinda Snow Deitrick in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1933, Robin graduated from Swampscott High School in 1952. While attending Colorado Women’s College, graduating in 1954, she met Jack Heffernan of Philadelphia, whom she married in 1956. Robin and Jack moved back East, eventually settling in Rowayton, Connecticut, where they raised their four beloved children, Justin, Jessica,  Kerry and John.

In 1976 Robin graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, with a degree in anthropology – no small feat for a “housewife” with four young children, but  indicative of her determination and her intellect. She was a lover of both history  and world cultures, and continued to read voraciously and educate herself  throughout her life.

In 1979 she took a job at a small local startup called Physicians Health Services  — one of the very first health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, in the United  States. She rose to the position of Vice President of Marketing, and went on to  work at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York for several years before her  retirement.

Robin’s first marriage ended in divorce; in 1979 she married Richard “Dick” Dee.  She and Dick moved to Salisbury in 1990, where Robin was an active  member of the community, serving as board member and president of the Lion’s Head Association and the Salisbury Visiting Nurses Association, as well as other  local nonprofit organizations.

Robin is survived by her four children, her two stepsons Christopher and Jonathan, six sons- and daughters-in-law, a multitude of loving nieces and nephews, and eleven  grandchildren: Jonathan, Gillian, Thea, Liam, Kieran, Teddy, Andy, Alex, Joshua,  Elizabeth and Claire. She is predeceased by her cherished husband Dick and by her three treasured sisters, Charlotte, Louise, and Fritzie. She leaves an  abundant legacy in all of her children and grandchildren.

Robin was revered for her wit, her dignity and her unassuming elegance by all who knew her. We are grateful for the long and rich life she lived, and for all the  love we shared together. We will miss her dearly.

In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the Caregiver Appreciation Fund @  SVNA Home Assistance in memory of Robin Dee (mail to SVNA Home Assistance, 30A Salmon Kill Road, Salisbury, CT 06068, or use the following link:  www.vnhlc.org/giving/donation-form/, specifying ‘Caregiver Appreciation  Fund’ in the comments).

A memorial service for Robin will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 10:30  a.m. at the Congregational Church of Salisbury, 30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT,  06068, followed by a small reception at the Parish Hall.