Gerald John Robinson
Gerald Robinson was a Catholic priest who was ordained in Toledo in 1964 and served many parishes over the decades. His former defense attorney described him as a deeply spiritual and very humble person. After agreeing to give up his ministry, he became something of a counselor to other people held at the Hocking Correctional Facility, and a month before his death he told his lawyer, "maybe this is where the good Lord wanted me to be." He died at 76 on July 4, 2014, in hospice at Franklin Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, a facility run by the state corrections department, after a heart attack in May. His lawyer, Richard Kerger, confirmed the death, and said an official cause of death had not been disclosed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. His lawyer, Richard Kerger, said he died in hospice care at Franklin Medical Center after a heart attack, and no official cause of death had been disclosed.
Reported by: his lawyer, Richard Kerger (family or their lawyers).