Obituary of Robin G. Brodie

Robin Garland Brodie

Duxbury, MA and Ocean Reef Key Largo FL.  Robin Garland Brodie, died peacefully from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease Sunday March, 3rd 2019.

Born in 1939 to the late Virginia and Robin F . Garland of Marshfield MA, Robin lived in Marshfield MA, Palmyra NY, Cohasset MA before settling in Duxbury with her beloved husband Theodore H. Brodie.

Robin graduate from Palmyra-Macedon Hight school Palmyra NY in 1957, and later graduated from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York, NY in 1961. She applied her skills as a Licensed Registered Nurse, at Mass General Hospital of Boston MA, raising to eventually become the Head Nurse in the Philips House Cardiac Care Unit.

As an entrepreneur, Robin was able to use her health-related skills to found and lead New England Asbestos Removal, an asbestos remediation company that currently works to improve health and safety environments in commercial as well as industrial facilities.

Robin, along with the love of her life, her husband Ted, were very active sailing community with memberships in the Duxbury Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club and Ocean Reef Yacht club where they resided at the Ocean Reef community in Key Largo FL. As an active member of the Ocean Reef Club, Robin was very active in the arts community, volunteered with local hospice services and worked to widen health services access and information to fellow community members.

She leaves her children Mark Brodie and his wife Margot of Hingham MA, Blake Underhill and his wife Maria, Glenn Brodie and his wife Linda, Karen Doyle of Wayne PA, Beth Brodie of Burlington VT. Robin marveled in her ten grandchildren, Lee Doyle, Kate Brodie, Emily Doyle, Spraque Brodie, Brendan Filkins, Holidae Filkins, Caleb Brodie, Jacob Brodie, Samuel Underhill and Santiago Underhill.

Robin will be remembered as a devoted wife, loving mother, trusted friend and dedicated health professional.

There will be a Celebration of life for Robin G. Brodie, on September 28th at 11am in the First Parish Church in Duxbury with a reception to follow.  All are welcome.