In Memoriam Lynn Woodbury, AIA 1952-2023 Born June 24, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Wallace Richards Woodbury and Beverley Clair Beesley. Lynn spent his youth golfing, creating mischief with “the boys” (lifelong friends) and being an East High champion swimmer. Lynn joined the family firm — the Woodbury Corporation — first when he was in high school as a drafter. Woodbury is a development and management business that has thrived for over 100 years. The Dave Charles Robinson, AIA 1947-2023 Dave was born in Alliance, Ohio, on Sept. 23rd, 1947, to Catherine and Ralph Robinson, the second of their five children. In 1965, Dave graduated from Marlington High School and received firm has a diverse portfolio that includes retail, office, hotel, multi-family housing, senior living, student housing and mixeduse projects. Lynn was determined to become an architect from a young age. Following a year in the National Guard and a twoyear mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico City, Mexico, Lynn pursued his business degree and Master of Architecture at the University of Utah. On June 5, 1978, Lynn married his sweetheart, Cecily Elaine Carter, in the Salt Lake City temple. He continued working with Woodbury during his college years and grew to play a critical role in the business, leading the design and construction division. In 1985, Lynn suffered a spinal cord injury in a trampoline accident, which left him paralyzed for 38 years. Despite the challenges this brought, he maintained his optimism and never allowed his injury to define him. Lynn played a crucial role in the family business. As his brother, Jeff, said, “He was involved in residential, office, hotels, a lot of retail, medical and industrial — Lynn was involved in every type of project we did. He had a unique way of thinking three-dimensionally. He had a vision of how even complicated sites and complicated projects could happen. Lynn had a way of coming up with an initial concept on a site that was very practical, very economical and very insightful. Even though he couldn’t draw in his later years, he was instructing other people to draw his vision. Lynn would save us a lot of money just because he could see by looking at the topo map and looking at the site how he could balance it. That vision is really the talent that made him so valuable throughout his career, both before and after the accident.” Lynn is survived by his cherished wife Cecily; children Michael (Marianne), Elizabeth and Chelsea (Matt); grandchildren Katherine, Alex, Elizabeth, Zoe, Lucy, Lyla, Emmett and Nina; and brothers W. Richards (Becky) and Jeff (Sonia). his degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati in 1971, a passion he pursued his whole life. A licensed architect for over 45 years, Dave was a longstanding member of the American Institute of Architects. He had a wide range of experience with a variety of building types and practiced architecture for national and international firms throughout his career. In 1993, he founded his own firm, Dave Robinson Architects, while living in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, Anne Smart. Over the course of the next 30 years, Dave Robinson designed over four million square feet of commercial and industrial real estate from master planning through to construction and completion in the state of Utah. Dave passed peacefully on May 3, 2023, comfortably in his home and surrounded by loved ones. He was a brother, son, husband, father, and often called “Sir Grandpa” by his grandchildren. Generous and reliable, he was admired for his kindness, his thoughtfulness and, above all, his unwavering work ethic. An avid reader and lifelong student of history, Dave is remembered for the large tomes he was known to lug around and his mastery of words. He was a soft-spoken man whose sharp, whip-like wit was easy to miss if you didn’t know to listen for it. Dave is survived by his wife, two of his children — Peter and Amy — his six grandchildren and his four siblings, all of whom loved him greatly and will miss him dearly. He will be welcomed into his next life by his son, Steve Robinson, and his beloved daughter, Jessica Bailey, both of whom preceded him in death. 20 REFLEXION
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