Robin Aumann, BHS 1971Aug. 12, 1953-Dec. 2, 2007
Robin passed last night at about 10PM after an eight month fight with an infection that wouldn't be beaten.
Robin Aumann, 54, died Sunday at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Born in Burbank, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Mark and Margaret Aumann. Robin was one of the first female flight engineers on the KC10 while stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and served in support of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She retired with 23 years of service in the Air Force and received the Meritorious Service Medal. She was the former owner of Pets Unlimited.
A celebration of life service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with full military honors.
Robin is survived by two sisters, Joi Alick of Flower Mound, Texas and Diedre Lingenfelter of Riverside, Calif.; and close friends and caregivers, Gene Carmack and Peggy Knoll.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73123-1718 or to the Dogs for the Deaf, 10175 Wheeler Road, Central Point, Oregon 97502. Funeral arrangements are with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory online condolences can be sent through them.
I served with Robin in the late 70's at Kadena AB, Okinawa and I loved her for her free spirit and personality. We spent weeks together in Perth Australia where she took her KC-135 and I took mine. I was so sorry to hear this wonderfully bright light was extinguished.
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