Clarence Ralph Robbins,74, the younger son of the late Delmar C. Robbins and

Ethel L. Johnson Robbins made his passage to Heaven on Friday, March 1st, 2013

from the Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont Florida. He was born in Point

Marion ,Pennsylvania on August 25th, 1938.



He received his BS degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1961, and in

the same year on June 11th , married his treasured spouse, Marjorie Gene

(Johnson) . After receiving his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University,

Dr. Robbins accepted a position with Colgate-Palmolive, and moved with their

daughter,Laurie, to Piscataway, New Jersey, where they welcomed their second

child, Mark. They made Piscataway their home for many years, before  "moving up

the hill" to Martinsville, New Jersey.



Professionally, Clarence became a world renowned expert in hair and cosmetic

research. In addition to other numerous publications, he is the author of  The

Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair, which in its fifth edition is

lauded as the seminal authority for cosmetic chemists and academic researchers

globally. He was a member of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists and a recipient

of the prestigious Maisson G. DeNavarre Gold Medal award in 1989.



In 1999, Dr. Robbins retired as Vice President of Research and Development at

Colgate, to  "spend more time with his magical Genie". He continued to work as a

consultant for multiple corporations, including ,among others, Proctor and

Gamble and  Loreal.



Personally, Clarence was a lifelong devoted mentor to young scientists with whom

he worked.As a son of a Methodist minister, he served as lay minister at the

Bound Brook Methodist Church in Bound Brook New Jersey, where he and his wife

were actively involved for many years before moving to Florida.



An artist as well as a scientist, Clarence enjoyed traveling, oil painting, and

developed his interest in photography into a professional level skill.He was

also an avid reader, with interests in philosophy, religion, history, and

politics.



Clarence'  loyalty and devotion to his family was exceptional. He is survived

by family and friends who will forever cherish his generosity, kindness, sense

of humor, integrity, and especially, his gift of love.



The Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Robbins will be held at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in the Becker Chapel with Reverend Melanie Ruta officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until the time of the service.