Robin Hutchins Memorial for Lead Mine

To pay tribute to Robin Hutchins's dedication and service, we have begun a campaign to support Lead Mine Elementary. The funds raised will benefit the school library, enriching the students' literary resources and educational opportunities, just as Robin would have wanted. Your contribution, no matter the size, will genuinely impact the education of these young minds. Whether a small or a larger contribution, each dollar brings us closer to creating a lasting tribute to Robin and ensuring that her passion for reading lives on through generations to come.

More about Robin:

Robin Burns Hutchins died peacefully in her Claremont, New Hampshire home on July 7, 2023. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on November 24, 1947, the oldest of five children and the only daughter. Her family home was in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She obtained her BA in American History and Literature and then became a school teacher and taught first grade. One of her first assignments was at the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.

In 1972, she married Richard Hutchins and became a full-time mother raising her four sons. She was a talented artist and excellent seamstress making drapes, quilts and clothing for her home and family. She loved to work in the garden, to sing and to dance. Before her youngest son started school, she obtained her Master’s Degree in Library Science from Simmons College. When her family moved from Claremont to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1990, she rejoined the workforce as a school library media specialist at Lead Mine Elementary. She worked hard at the balancing act of working full time, managing her home and raising her four sons. She was deeply involved in her sons’ daily activities and supported them in all their endeavors. Her son Andrew had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and she spent a great deal of time with him. They both loved literature and politics and in the summer, they spent countless hours together reading their favorite books and discussing the important issues of the day.

She was loving and caring and encouraged her sons to find their passions and to try to achieve their best. She was devoted to her husband Richard. Self-effacing and selfless, she put her family and friends ahead of herself. Besides her husband, she leaves behind her sons Benjamin and his wife Valerie, Matthew and his partner Carlene, and Nicholas and his wife Hannah. She also has four wonderful grandchildren, Wyatt, Henry, Callum, and Lily Drew.