Roobino Philemon

Roobino Philemon was a 30-year-old from West Orange, New Jersey, whose life was rooted in the community where he grew up. Public records and local sources identify him as a familiar figure to classmates and neighbors in West Orange; he appears in his high school yearbook and is listed among family members in a later college athletic roster for a relative, which underlines close family ties. Those small public traces suggest Roobino was someone known to his community — a brother, neighbor, and a young man whose life intersected with friends and family in everyday ways.

While formal obituary notices published by funeral homes or family-authorized memorials matching his name and the date of death were not found in established obituary databases, local reporting confirms that Roobino died on June 20, 2020. News coverage from regional outlets and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office identified him by name, age (30), and West Orange residence in connection with events that night. Out of respect for the family and the limits of the public record, this remembrance focuses on Roobino’s human presence rather than the circumstances of his death.

Public mentions — including his appearance in a West Orange high school yearbook — suggest he was part of a local circle of family and friends who shared daily life in that area. His name also appears as a sibling in a college athletics roster for a relative, indicating generational continuity and connection to family life.

Though many details about his hopes, work, and private life are not available in the public record, it is clear Roobino was a real person with relationships and a place in his community. This brief life story honors those known facts and offers a quiet recognition: a young man from West Orange, remembered by family and community, whose passing on June 20, 2020, touched those who knew him. May his memory be held with care by those who loved him.