Robbin Rania Fields-Hall's Obituary
Robbin Rania Fields-Hall entered this world on June 12, 1958, on an Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine and her physical presence departed this world on December 27, 2022, in Room 2427 in the Mease Countryside Hospital. Robbin was the daughter of the since departed William McKinley Fields (Mickey), and the departed Roberta Mott Johnson, parents who Robbin adored and loved unconditionally. She had two brothers, her oldest brother the late Troy Mott was Robbin’s guiding light and she revered Troy’s tenacity and his creativity. Maybe, in so many ways that is where Robbin honed and nurtured her incredible creativity and her ability to shine the light of love on her friends. Robbin’s youngest brother was William McKinley Fields Jr. (Bucky) who was 2 years younger than Robbin but she gathered from Bucky a keen sense of adventure, a call to do the impossible with a sense of stability. Robbin, also two sisters Shana and Enga who were much younger than Robbin but Robbin cared for and loved each of them in her own special way. Robbin had one sister-in-law Brenda Fields, married to her brother William McKinley Fields Jr., who Robbin adored. When Brenda and Bucky visited our home or when we visited their home it would always end up with good times, plenty of food, lots of family love and a smile etched on Robbin’s face.
Robbin also had a wonderful, grandmother the late Emma Louise Blackston who was married to Wilbert Blackston. Grandma Louise was an exceptional woman of enormous dignity and strength all of these traits Robbin aspired to replicate. The home of Grandma Blackston was the place for all the aunts, cousins, and family friends to congregate it truly was an atmosphere of love that filtered throughout the unique neighborhood of Duckett’s Lane in Elkridge, Maryland. To understand how the first cousins fostered their love you would have to understand the pride that transpired through Granny to each and every one of the Dirty Dozen. Why Dirty Dozen because this close-knit community was prospering before the roads were eventually paved and the multiple homes were built in that Howard County community. The Dirty Dozen comprised the late Troy Mott, Robbin, Bucky, Shelby Queen, the late Shari Wilmore, Kevin Betters, Duncan Sanders, Adrienne Stapleton, the late Richard Randall III, Stephanie Watts, Antoinette Jones, and Kimberly Randall. What an outstanding collection of black pride that grew up in the loving arms of the elders in the Blackston and Fields families. Granny emphasized God and Family, so Robbin spent her life loving and praising others.
Robbin lived for the adventure of life and to make people feel better about themselves. She became a nationally known professional hair stylist who traveled the world making others beautiful. Robbin lived on a boat, ran a full-service salon on a boat, was invited by the Government of Jamaica to train future hair stylists in that nation, and worked for Paul Mitchell and Davidson Supply supporting the success of multiple hair salons throughout the nation. Robbin also captained yachts throughout the Bahamas but the greatest accomplishment in Robbin’s life was the birth of her daughter Skyler Rose Troy Hall on November 2, 2000, at St. Agnes Hospital. Because when Skyler was born Robbin’s priorities shifted and she launched herself fully into the world be Skyler’s mom. Robbin was in my opinion the greatest mom that any child could have. She replicated the love that Granny had provided her as a foundation to giving Skyler the love and attention Skyler deserved. I saw so many instances of Robbin sacrificing everything for her daughter. She sacrificed her notable career to be a full-time mom. Robbin became a professional mom the greatest occupation a child can ever have. I will never be able to repay Robbin for becoming a full-time mom and not a part-time Mom. You will now read the words of Skyler Rose and her feelings of being the daughter of this black queen Robbin Fields-Hall.
“my mom was so beautiful, is still so beautiful. one of those people that would give you their heart and ask if you wanted more, I never understood why until now. My mother knew the true meaning of life, that happiness is only real when shared. My mother did just that she created a community of people around her and was a support system for anyone that needed it, and she thrived. I could speak of everything she did for others & her actions but her character is what truly made her the greatest. Despite struggling with mental health issues she showed up every single day for herself and created happiness everywhere she went, & I’m so proud of her for that. I’ve never met another person in my life like my mom, my mom was the embodiment of love. Her spirit was love. She was love. Robbin is Love. To know my mother was a blessing to anyone who could be graced with her spirit. My mom loved to dance and sing, we would sing Mary J Blige in the car together like no one was listening, and we would learn line dances in the kitchen and practice them..what I would do for those moments now. I know her spirit dances now. I miss you, mom, thank you, I love you and I promise I’ll dance with you again Bobcat”
Love Peaches, Poo, Sky
On an early Sunday morning around 4:15 am in the Double T Diner Robbin Rania Fields stepped into my life and it was a blessing from God. I was lost and Robbin found me and she nurtured the bad out of me and taught me how to truly love life and someone else. That chance encounter that morning changed my entire life because it made me a better man, it made my professional career truly blossom, it stabilized my concept of family, it made me a better father, and it heightened the pride in my blackness and my heritage. I didn’t think women like Robbin existed and even if they did they would never choose me. I was taught that my disabilities were a hindrance growing up in Baltimore City. Robbin taught me to see my whole self and love and share myself beyond the superficial. I never truly knew love until I met Robbin and I almost let that love slip away because I felt unworthy of it. But Robbin smoothed out my rough edges and she let me know that her love was beyond things. Robbin had the ability to create a sense of naturalness to being in love. We planned to grow old together after she was able for me to accept her love but man’s plans cannot rise above God’s plans and HE decided to give my Robbin her wings to fly and allow her spirit to soar with the ancestors. No more does Robbin have to listen intently to my Blackman Read Aloud Hour, a program that she came to love because Robbin understood that her ability to teach me to love others inspired me to start that program to battle black illiteracy. My God, how can I ever replace Robbin? I can’t and I won’t even try it. It took me many failed relationships to find Robbin and she inspires me still even through her physical being is no longer here. God gave me this marvelous brain that captured and stored all these memories. So Robbin until we meet again at the highest of heights of spiritual life know that I owe you a debt of gratitude for giving me the love I truly deserved and accepted.
Love Joseph Shelton Hall
Friends
Robbin’s friends she had so many friends, lifelong friends who engaged with Robbin from her youngest days until her death, she had friends that she acquired through our professional career women and men who assisted Robbin in gaining many wonderful accolades, Robbin had friends she acquired from the many people who sat in her chair and came to love her and she them, Robbin had also mommy friends that she acquired when she adopted the role of full-time mother to her daughter Skyler. Robbin had friends from Skyler schools, Beach Elementary, Windy Hill Middle and Northern High Schools teachers and staff came to love Robbin’s desire to engage fully in assisting them in the many school functions, and finally, Robbin had her daughter’s cheer friends' mothers and fathers of the many cheer teammates of Skyler Rose. I cannot name them all individually because I do a disservice by missing a name or two. So I say this Robbin had a mental love box that she secured early in her life that packaged places for the person she came to know whether family or friend and once you secured a place in that mental love box you were there for life. She would then be committed to bringing a smile to your face or a word, or words of encouragement and support whenever you saw each other. I will end this piece with what Robbin would say to those many people: how are you doing love bug?
My Longest Day
My longest day was today
Why?
Because it was the first full day without you
This day this long day
Didn’t occur in May
It happened in Tampa Bay
Yes was a gray day
I didn’t even notice if it was a sunny day
Because any day without you is a day that I had to pray
I cried all-day
The water seems to flow all-days
There was no time to be gay
But my love, you would be proud that I actually made it through this day
The longest day without you
And my love for you I will never ever betray.
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“Yea that I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thy art with me.”
Robbin will have a Celebration of Life Ceremony at her home church Gaines Memorial AME Church in Elkridge, Maryland, Date and Time to be announced shortly
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