Elk Grove High School Alumni
Elk Grove, California (CA)
In Memory of
Robinson, Peggy Joanne (hilton)
1935-2025
Born Jul 14, 1935, Robinson, Peggy Joanne (hilton) attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, CA.
Class of 1953
Jul 14, 1935 - Nov 28, 2025
Jul 14, 1935 - Nov 28, 2025
Heaven gained another angel on Thanksgiving night. Just after midnight Peggy Joanne (Hilton) Robinson joined her husband John, sister Betty, and parents Bert and Lucille Hilton at a welcome home party with Jesus! She waited until all her family had a chance to say goodbye and they could celebrate Thanksgiving in a very different way before she finally let go peacefully in her sleep on November 28, 2025.
She was a true spitfire. Sassy, sharp and full of personality. She was the life of the party, the kindhearted, inclusive person who always put others before herself. And did it with a smile and sense of humor. Her talent for singing and whistling would surprise many and her laugh was contagious.
Joanne, as she was known, was born 2 months premature on July 14, 1935, at home in Crane, Missouri, but made her home in California for 78 years. She graduated from Elk Grove High School as that school’s first female student body president. She married her high school sweetheart, John Robinson, right after graduation and they raised 3 children, Jeffrey, Joel and Jennifer during a 67-year marriage.
She worked most of her adult life and settle with the Federal Government working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Sacramento and retiring in Fresno as the Administrator of the San Joaquin Valley region of the Railroad Retirement Board.
She was a true spitfire. Sassy, sharp and full of personality. She was the life of the party, the kindhearted, inclusive person who always put others before herself. And did it with a smile and sense of humor. Her talent for singing and whistling would surprise many and her laugh was contagious.
Joanne, as she was known, was born 2 months premature on July 14, 1935, at home in Crane, Missouri, but made her home in California for 78 years. She graduated from Elk Grove High School as that school’s first female student body president. She married her high school sweetheart, John Robinson, right after graduation and they raised 3 children, Jeffrey, Joel and Jennifer during a 67-year marriage.
She worked most of her adult life and settle with the Federal Government working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Sacramento and retiring in Fresno as the Administrator of the San Joaquin Valley region of the Railroad Retirement Board.