Philip Henry Robinson was born in Sandpoint on March 17, 1946, to Daniel W. and Lorna Robinson and died April 29, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz., from complications of esophageal cancer.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the First Christian Church, 201 N. Division, Sandpoint. Pastor Tony Nelson will be officiating with military honors following in Pinecrest Memorial Park.

Philip grew up on the Robin Hill dairy farm. He attended Southside Elementary School and graduated from Sandpoint High School. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Idaho in 1968 and his JD from the University of Idaho Law School in 1970 and was sworn in as an attorney. He then joined the Navy JAG program and was initially stationed in Rhode Island. While in the Navy he served as a U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) and left as a lieutenant commander. He served in Corpus Christi, Texas, Rhode island and at the Oakland Naval Hospital in California where he completed his Navy enlistment in Oakland, Calif. He then returned to Sandpoint in 1976 to begin his law practice.

During his youth he helped on the dairy farm and was active in 4-H and the Westmond Grange. During college he worked summers for the state parks department at Priest Lake and Round Lake State Parks.

Phil enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating on Lake Pend Oreille, loved to cook for large family gatherings. He even took cooking classes while on family vacations.

Phil had a full life of service and voluntarism. He was a founding member of the Children at Risk-Bonner County Protocol Team, a founding member of the Sundance Drug Task Force, former president of the Idaho Prosecuting Attorney’s Association. He served as a deputy Prosecutor for Bonner County from 1977-1981, was elected Prosecutor of Bonner County from 1982-1993 and again from 1997 until 2009. He then served as Chief Deputy until his retirement in 2012.

Phil also served as a City Prosecutor for Sandpoint, Priest River and Bonners Ferry. He served as special (appointed) prosecutor for cases in Boundary and Kootenai counties, taught classes on the law to law enforcement agencies and the legal community. He taught P.O.S.T. certified classes, taught at Lewis-Clark State College and North Idaho College in Sandpoint. He has been in private practice since 1970. Phil also attended numerous classes and conferences involving the law, including one on hypnosis in California and he received numerous awards and certificates of recognition over the years.

Phil is survived by his wife of 43 years, Carol; daughter Amy (Chris) Kovarcik and granddaughters, Caitlin, Bryana and Naomi; son Mike (Ilene) Robinson and granddaughters, Lindsey and Darby; twin sister Anita Robinson, M.D., and husband Chris Kutteruf, M.D.; brother Dan (Elaine) Robinson Jr.; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the Lorna and Dan Robinson Scholarship Endowment at the University of Idaho Foundation. Address: Gift Administration Foundation, 875 Perimeter Drive MS 3147, Moscow, ID 83844. Website: www.sites.uidaho.edu/giving/.

Family and friends are invited to sign Phil’s online guest book at www.coffeltfuneral.com.