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Isaiah Edward Robinson, Jr. (February 17, 1924 - April 14, 2011) was the first African American president of the New York City Board of Education.〔(NYC Department of Records and Information Service (DORIS): Isaiah Robinson Files, 1968-1972 )〕 He chaired the Board's Decentralization Committee from May, 1969 to April, 1970. Robinson graduated from the Tuskegee Institute Flight School on November 20, 1945 〔(Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing )〕 and was one of the Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen (DOTA). ==Life== Isaiah Edward Robinson, Jr. was born in Birmingham, Alabama on February 17, 1924. He grew up in Rosedale. He is the son of Isaiah Robinson, Sr. and Willia Robinson (née Willis). He had one sister. He married Sylvia Lawson. Robinson was the father of Larry Robinson (b. 1949) and three adopted Sons and a daughter Octavia Robinson Robinson graduated from Rosedale High School in 1942 and the Art Career School in New York City in 1949. He retired from public life around 1986. He lived in Middletown, New York with his adopted sons before he returned to Birmingham, Alabama, where he died on April 14, 2011, following a stroke.〔("The Birmingham News Obituaries". Retrieved 2012-01-21 )〕 He was predeceased by his parents, sister, wife, and oldest son. Robinson participated in the unveiling of the new Tuskegee Airmen wing at Homewood Suites by Hilton at Stewart International Airport in January, 2008. The fourth floor wing includes a gallery of Tuskegee Airmen pictures and it overlooks the airport's runways.〔(Chuck Stewart, Jr. (February 1, 2008). "Tuskegee Wing Dedicated at Homewood Suites". ''Hudson Valley Press Online''. Retrieved 2009-01-04 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Isaiah Edward Robinson, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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