Most of you know that a good friend of mine, Marvin Robbins, past away a few weeks ago. I would like to do a fundraiser for his widow. Her name is Barbara. She has end stage Rheumatoid Arthritis and is unable to get around very well. Marvin didn't have any life insurance and Barbara would never ask for anything but the reality is she doesn't have many funds to live.
Marvin was born in Shrevport Louisiana and was raised in MS. He moved to Colorado where he was an Elk and Deer guide for 20 years. He moved to Arizona because of Barbara's health issues with RA. The cold weather of CO was to much for her arthritis. Marvin was an avid turkey hunter. He had been turkey hunting since the early 70's. He knew Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cost, Mr. Ben Lee, Albert Paul and many other old time turkey hunters. He told me stories of hunting with Neill Cost and he introduced me to Neill in 1992 at the National Convention. Marvin owned a small turkey call company called Timberline Turkey Calls. His passion was teaching new turkey hunters how to turkey hunt. He taught many Turkey hunting seminars every year. He also taught all day turkey hunting seminars in the field on public land where the students were able to see and experience turkeys in the field. Marvin was a President of a local Chapter of the NWTF in Phoenix and then became the President of the State Chapter. He was instrumental in helping with the Goulds release in AZ and was at the first Goulds release. He was named to the AZ Outdoor Hall of Fame 2 years ago.
Marvin's other passion was Jesus Christ. He was a wonderful man of God. His calling was Discipleship. He averaged 2-3 Disciples a year for 40 years. At the Funeral the Pastor asked the if you had been "Discipled or Mentored by Marvin to please stand up". There were 500 people at the funeral and 450 people stood up. 5 Years ago Marvin started training specific Men to learn how to Disciple. He called it the "Training of the Twelve". This training was done in New Mexico, on public land, over a three day period, while we all turkey hunted. I was fortunate enough to be one of the Twelve that he asked to be there. It was an experience of a lifetime. Since that first training of the Twelve, he did one every year, One more in NM and 3 others in CO. He told me last year that the Lord had put on his heart that he was to become a Maker of Disciple Makers. He is now with our Lord and Savior. When Jesus said " Go and make Disciples of every Nation, Baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always even until the very end of the age", Marvin did this relentlessly.
Marvin passed away on Oct 23 while on a deer hunt. He had killed a buck and was walking up to the deer when he had a massive heart attack. He was found laying next to the deer.
I am asking for any Donations. If you would like to donate please send me a PM. I am going to donate a full body mounted Jake decoy, which I am in the process of mounting, and an NWTF stamp print. I am going to sale raffle tickets for 5.00 a piece and then raffle off all the dontaions. If you would like to purchase raffle tickets please send me a PM. All procedes will go to Barbara Robbins. I will video the raffle drawing so everybody can watch and thank all of those who donate. Thanks for all your help for my best friend, turkey hunting partner, and mentor in Christ.
If you would like to send a Monetary donation there has been a account set up at the Bank of America for the "Boss GObbler memorial fund" The account number is 457016857052.
Marvin wrote this to me a few years ago on the back of a box call he gave me.
" To Joe,
Someone I love like a son,
respect like a father,
and treasure as a friend.
Someone I can Lead,
Someone I will follow,
and someone I could walk side by side.
A caller who has no match
and a hunter who has no peer.
I love beeing in the woods with you every spring.
We Love the Gobblers,
Marvin"
Here is a tribute that one of his friends Jay Scott put together.
http://jayscottoutdoors.blogspot.com/2009/10/tribute-to-legend.htmlTRKYHTR
Joe Slaton
Marvin Robbins
Born: Nov 17, 1937
Died: Oct 23, 2009
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