Ariel Quincy Robison, Jr.

Ariel Quincy Robison, Jr., passed away February 27, 2016, at age 86, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. AQ, as he was often called, was born in Los Angeles and raised in Glendale, CA. He was an adventurous young man, owning and piloting his first airplane at age 14, water skiing and snow skiing at the family cabin in Lake Tahoe, and living for a time on his own sailboat, doing cruises up and down the California coast and he even had some Hollywood passengers aboard... one of them being Art Linkletter. A.Q. was on one of those cruises when he got the word his Air Force Reserve Unit had been activated and he had to literally jump ship and report for duty to leave for Korea the next day.



After serving during the Korean conflict as an Airplane Engine Mechanic, Ariel took a job working for a friend of his father in Phoenix, Arizona. Later, he established a career in Phoenix with Garrett AiResearch. He stayed with the company through its evolution to Allied Signal and then Honeywell Aerospace until his retirement as a Senior Support Services Manager in 1993. He was honored to be included on the inaugural flight of the Boeing 707 from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico to New York in 1957.


In the summer of 1963, Ariel took a leave of absence from the aerospace industry to try his hand at cattle ranching in Mancos, Colorado. His love for the outdoors and horses were taken to a new level during that chapter of his life. He was known by many as a "jack of all trades" and fortunately master of many! He played hard and worked hard, being an accomplished hunter, fisherman, tennis player, dancer, water and snow skier, boater, swimmer, diver, pilot, landscaper, electrician, plumber, and builder (mouse houses to people houses, swing sets and pools and more). In his "spare" time through the years and then in his "retirement," Ariel worked as a general contractor, building 20+ homes, primarily in Fountain Hills, Arizona in the later years.



In Phoenix in 1953, Ariel married Irma Kokko, who died in 1966, leaving him with four young daughters. He married Bette Ann Holmes later that year, and added a fifth daughter to his family. Ariel and Bette remained devoted to one another for 48 years, until she preceded him in death in October 2014. Ariel's five girls, Kristin Donato and Janine Weyers (Ron) of Phoenix, AZ; Quin Stringham (Shand) of Carlisle, PA; Tiffini Anderson (Steve) of Portland, OR; and Jill Trask (Gary) of Highlands Ranch, CO, as well as his 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, and his sister Betty Cline and family of Folsom, CA, are saddened by his passing, but grateful to know he is at peace and has finally gone home. He will be remembered fondly for the amazing man he was, his charming smile and fun wit, and his love for his family, westerns, animals, ice cream, and tapioca pudding!



A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Valley View Christian Church, 11004 Wildfield Lane, Littleton, Colorado; viewing at 11:00 a.m. and service at 12:00 noon. A burial service will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ, where he will be interred with his wife, Bette Ann.


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