Photo: Sebastian Robinson (from his Obituary) | By Maria Papadopoulos, Boston 25 News / Yahoo [Article originally titled “Saying Goodbye: Funeral Mass Planned for Andover Mother, Son Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide”] A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday for Linda Robinson and her 12-year-old son, Sebastian Robinson, who were both fatally shot in their Andover home in what the district attorney called an apparent murder-suicide.
Authorities believe that 56-year-old Andrew Robinson shot and killed his 55-year-old wife and their son before turning the gun on himself at their Porter Road home, Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker said.
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Linda Robinson and her young son, Sebastian, were both beloved members of the community, according to their obituaries.
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Sebastian . . .and was a sixth-grade student at St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers. . .
“Sebastian loved his school community. He played the cello in the school’s string ensemble, treasured literature, and was a gifted writer,” his obituary states. “He went the extra mile in all of his assignments with creativity, a desire to learn, and a sense of wonder. Sebastian was a quiet, bright light in his circle of friends who was a compassionate classmate to those around him. He adored animals, his bike, and his extensive Lego collection.”
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“We had a number of concerts and a number of different activities and Sebastian’s parents have been present at those and part of the prep community and here to support their son,” said St. John’s Preparatory School Head of School Ed Hardiman.
A Funeral Mass for Linda and Sebastian will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Leo & Joan Mahoney Wellness Center at Saint John’s Preparatory School, 72 Spring St., Danvers. Burial will be private.
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
We lost another rapper to gun violence and a promising celloist whose father murdered him and his mother during a domestic dispute. We offer our sincerest condolences to their families and friends. If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, please check them out at
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February 2023
14: Tim Aymar, 59, American heavy metal singer (Pharaoh); Friedrich Cerha, 96, Austrian composer, conductor, and music educator; Peter Renkens, 55, Belgian singer (Confetti’s); Akira Tsuneoka, 51, Japanese pop-punk drummer (Hi-Standard)).
13: Guido Basso, 85, Canadian jazz trumpeter; Alain Goraguer, 91, French jazz pianist, arranger and composer; Tom Luddy, 79, American film producer (Barfly, The Secret Garden), co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival; Huey “Piano” Smith*, 89, American R&B pianist and songwriter (“Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”).
* Huey Pierce Smith (January 26, 1934 – February 13, 2023), known as Huey “Piano” Smith, was an American rhythm-and-blues pianist whose sound was influential in the development of rock and roll.
His piano playing incorporated the boogie-woogie styles of Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and Albert Ammons, the jazz style of Jelly Roll Morton and the rhythm-and-blues style of Fats Domino. Steve Huey of AllMusic noted that “At the peak of his game, Smith epitomized New Orleans R&B at its most infectious and rollicking, as showcased on his classic signature tune, ‘Don’t You Just Know It.'”
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In 1979, Smith along with the re-formed version of the Clowns made his debut at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The members included Bobby Marchan, Gerri Hall, Roosevelt Wright, and Curley Moore.
Huey “Piano” Smith and the Clowns also appeared at Tipitina’s in New Orleans and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1981, but they did not perform after these two shows.
On December 17, 1985, Curley Moore was found murdered in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was 42 years old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_”Piano”_Smith
12: Roger Bobo, 84, American tuba player; Miloš Janoušek, 70, Slovak folk musician, stroke; David Jude Jolicoeur, 54, American rapper (De La Soul) and songwriter (“Me Myself and I”, “Feel Good Inc.”), Grammy winner (2006).
11: Tito Fernández, 80, Chilean singer-songwriter.
10: AKA, 35, South African rapper, shot; Ben Steinberg, 93, Canadian composer, conductor and music educator.
9: Piero Montanari, 76, Italian composer and bassist; Sebastian Robinson, 12, celloist, murdered.
8: Burt Bacharach, 94, American Hall of Fame composer (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, “Walk On By”, “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”), six-time Grammy winner; Mendelson Joe, 78, Canadian singer-songwriter, assisted suicide; Dennis Lotis, 97, South African-born British singer and actor (It’s a Wonderful World, The City of the Dead, What Every Woman Wants).
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Photo: Sebastian Robinson
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Saying Goodbye to Sebastian Robinson, 12 Year Old Celloist Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
