The wife of former Trinidad and Tobago President Arthur N.R. Robinson died Thursday morning. Patricia Robinson was 79. She had been ailing for some time with Alzheimer's disease.Her husband says he saddened by her passing. She was the mother of two children, David, and Ann Margaret. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
Prime Minister Patrick Manning visited the Robinson family Thursday afternoon and President Max Richards called his predecessor to offer condolences. On Friday, Foreign Minister Paul Gopee-Scoon plans to visit the family to discuss state assistance for the funeral.
Robinson received her M.A. in Economics from Columbia University Graduate Faculties in 1957 and worked closely with her husband all through his political career.
She served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs from 1965 to 1967.
Robinson was an an advocate for many political and social causes both at home and on the international stage. She was a member of the International Leaders for Mental Health, a committee of prominent women in world politics founded by for U.S. First Lady, Rosalynn Carter.
Robinson also served as the chairwoman of Women's World Banking Limited, and with her husband, she sponsored the International Year of Volunteers in 2001.
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