Rather than open with Robinson’s explanation of what he was doing taking these photographs (and his rambling explanation of why the book is called “Beautiful Death”), the book begins with an essay by Dean Koontz. If you are a Koontz fan, you must read it. The artwork at some of them is absolutely stunning.Īt the beginning of the book is an added bonus, the personal revelation by Dean Koontz about Beautiful Death. However, I have never seen, here in the USA, burial plots as beautiful as those recorded by David Robinson. I love the older cemeteries, they have such hidden character. In return I hope that someone will send me photographs of ancestor gravesites to which I can not travel. I was struck by the differences that there were in memorializing the dead among the different sectors of ethnicity something that the photographer actually mentions at the end of the book as he describes what he looked for in order to create an interesting tableau.Īs part of my genealogy hobby, I take gravesite photographs for people who are unable to do it for themselves, usually because of geographical distance. Her post included a photo of the couple with their daughter Teagan and David's step sons Taran and Gage.This is basically a coffee-table book, full of beautiful photographs of European gravesites, divided into regional sections. David died in my arms.'īrooke continued, 'We ask again for time and space to grieve for the husband, father, brother and friend that was lost.'Ī cause of death has not been shared, but Brooke did denounce any speculation from false reports, noting, 'The rumors of a heart attack or stroke have already been ruled out.' 'Life-saving maneuvers were attempted and paramedics were called. 'David was very healthy and was on a work call in our dining room at home when he collapsed,' she said.

'Until we meet again, brother.'ĭavid's wife, Brooke Robinson, shared on Facebook that he 'passed away suddenly.'

'I'm shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of David Robinson, my right-hand man of many years,' Dog told TMZ. 30 at the age of 50, David's wife confirmed. Duane 'Dog' Chapman is mourning the loss of his once 'right-hand man' David Robinson.ĭavid, who starred alongside Dog the Bounty Hunter on the reality series Dog's Most Wanted, died Nov.

Beautiful Death by David Robinson