The Rev. Edmund Robb, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, December 14.
I remember him preaching at a revival for my hometown church in Hereford Texas, back in the early 70's. He was quite a fiery preacher. Of all the evangelists who preached at our revivals, he was the only one whose name I remembered.
Soon after I recommitted my life to Christ, back in 2001, I went to an IRD reception to celebrate their twentieth anniversary. The Rev. Robb was recognized for his service to the organization. I got to meet him and tell him I remembered him, and a bit about what had happened in my life since, including my abandoning faith, or "walking in darkness", and my return to Christ twenty years later. He seemed to appreciate being remembered, but didn't say so out loud. He said only that he was happy that I remembered the Lord.
Posted by Joel Fuhrmann at December 16, 2004 09:40 PM