Kelvin Robinson

Kelvin Robinson’s life is recorded in the public record by the simple facts that remain: his name, his presence in Northeast Washington, D.C., and the date November 6, 2005. Those facts point to a young person who belonged to a particular street and neighborhood — the 4200 block of 6th Place NE — and to a community that, like many, bore witness to both ordinary days and heartbreaking losses.

Public sources do not provide a published funeral notice, obituary, or widely distributed personal remembrances that can be reliably attributed to Kelvin. That absence of published personal detail means we cannot speak to the hobbies, family relationships, or work that shaped his daily life without risking invention. Still, the record affirms that Kelvin was a real person whose life mattered to people who knew him locally: neighbors, family, friends, and community members who experienced the loss. Remembering him respectfully means acknowledging his presence in that neighborhood and the human value of a life cut short.

Although official summaries and police publications document the circumstances surrounding his death, a memorial should center Kelvin rather than those circumstances. If family members or friends wish to provide memories, photographs, or details about his life — the small stories that show who he was to others — those contributions would help create a fuller, more personal remembrance. For now, this page honors Kelvin by recording his name and the date he passed, and by recognizing that behind every brief public record is a person with relationships and a community that remembers them.