When you go through deep waters, I will be with you."
- Isaiah 43:2
Obituary
Robin Simmons Shovlin, 69, of Smithfield, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on February 26. She was the beloved wife of Daniel Shovlin and a devoted mother, vovó , sister, and friend.
Born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, to Samuel Simmons and the late Arlene Silva Simmons, Robin is survived by her children, Sean Shovlin of Smithfield and Jason Garrahan along with his wife Celia of Bow, New Hampshire, and her grandchildren, Amelia and Aiden, whom she loved to spoil every chance she could get. She is also survived by her siblings Edward, Scott, and Christopher Simmons, Jennifer Donovan, and Christen Durfee, along with many nieces, nephews, and a grand-niece.
Robin was the owner of Classical Hair Design in East Providence for over 40 years and became close family with some of the customers she had. She enjoyed creative hobbies like pixel bead drawings, coloring, and gardening. Also, daily devotions with the Lord every morning and it was her favorite part of the day. Along with texting everyone she knew "Have a Blessed day." She taught Sunday School for many years, countless hours of volunteer work at the church and shared her faith/relationship with Jesus with all with every opportunity. Robin’s warmth, kindness, smile, love and strong spirit , even during her battle with multiple cancer's, will be remembered by all who knew her. She was truly her happiest when others were enjoying themselves around her and loved the simple things in life. Robin truly was a disciple of Jesus and she will be fondly remembered for her favorite parting words: "Let Jesus SHINE in Your Heart!"
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She loved all Stephen King movies. Anything that she could put on at the shop to watch with her customers.
- She would always tell me that when cows were lying down, it meant that it would rain.
- She would get so excited when she saw a cardinal in the yard. She even named one, "Charlie," who she claimed returned to the house every year.
- In the movie "Ghostbusters II," she would always tell me how annoyed she was with the receptionist lady....she claimed she always whined.
- My VaVo bought me a doll called, "My Buddy," when I was a toddler. The doll reminded my mother of Chucky. She secretly threw away the doll (but let me keep the box to play in).
- She never learned how to actually use a computer. Instead, she used a computer to play social media games like "Farmville."
- She would get emotionally invested in every movie and show she watched.
- Her High School crush was someone named, "Steve Lawrence."
- She had the pop song, "Meet me in the middle," as her ringtone.... a boomer listening to modern pop always gets me.
- When I was a kid, we used to watch xFiles and Twilight Zone on Friday nights.
- She loved having pet fish. In her final years of life, she had a few betta fish that she loved (and was devastated when they died).
- She would get up every day at 5 am to sit at the kitchen table, with her coffee, and read the bible while writing down her favorite passages in her notebook.
- She loved popcorn. And also candy. She always had a bag of the pink round candy mints.
- I remember she used to come home from work, pulling into the driveway, blasting Linkin Park or Creed. She had endless energy.
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