January 16, 1916 – Dec 30, 2007. According to the information provided in the 1930 census of Coatesville, Pa, Nancy, then 14 years old, was born in Pennsylvania and both her parents were born in South Carolina. She was raised as a sibling with the children of Nan and Pop Robinson, though the census indicates she is a niece of the head of household. Nancy lived “45 years” in New York City working in the fashion world, creating window displays before settling in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A bit of a night owl, Aunt Nancy was fun to chat with, sharing memories, particularly of attending the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. where she represented her labor union. I had called Aunt Nancy to tell her about the homegoing of Mother Coretta Scott King and the experience of joining tens of thousands of people standing long hours in drizzling rain to pay our respects. No one had complained about the wait or the rain and no short fuses on that day. That wonderfully unifying spirit of peace and calm had been present back in 1968 when Aunt Nancy had toured Ebenezer BC. Aunt Nancy arrived in Atlanta and was met by strangers holding signs of welcome, offering assistance with housing for all those who had come for the funeral service and would not be able to secure hotels in the still segregated southern hotels. She recalled the Washington family’s hospitality and wonderful meals and visiting the home of Dr King’s family, 
meeting Harry Belafonte.
