Dr. Robert Dargin Romanin, 66, of Scottsdale, Arizona, passed away on April 13, 2023 while traveling in Mexico with his wife, Angela, and enjoying good food, good drinks, and good times!
Rob was born on October 31, 1956 to Aldo and Margaret “Peggy” Romanin in Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up and spent the majority of his life in the Arcadia neighborhood. After graduating from Colorado University, Boulder he went on to the University of Southern California to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a dentist. He was blessed to practice dentistry for almost 40 years, including practicing
alongside his lifelong friend, Dr. Kent Saba.
After moving back to Arizona, Robert met his beloved wife of 34 years, Angela, in 1984. In marrying Angela, he became a Dad to her daughter, Leigha, and together they went on to have a son, Dargin, and daughter, Samantha.
Robert was preceded in death by his loving parents, Aldo and Peggy Romanin.
He will be greatly missed by his wife, Angela Romanin, his children, Leigha (Nick) Sochurek, Dargin Romanin, and Samantha Romanin. He will also be missed by his brother Harry (Lise) Romanin, brother John (Karen) Romanin, sister Amy Romanin, three grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and many devoted friends and family.
Services will be held at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, on Friday April 28, 2023 at 2 PM and will also be live streamed via Facebook for those unable to attend in person at https://www.facebook.com/WhitneyMurphyFH/.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Andre House, 213 S. 11th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85007.
https://andrehouse.org/, a ministry to the homeless at which Rob and Angela volunteered together.
Ed & Leigh Hill
Dear Romanin Family,
Dr. Romanin was our dentist from the time we moved to Arizona 14 years ago. We trusted his judgement; and very much appreciated his gentle touch and friendliness. I (Ed) will never forget my very first appointment when he surprised me by personally coming to the waiting room, introducing himself, learning about me, and welcoming me as a new patient. On every visit he never missed shaking my hand and inquiring about my family.
We know he will be surely missed by many!
Our deepest condolences and prayers are with you.
May he rest in peace.
Jill Dicara
Angela, so sorry to hear about Rob. We are so sad. Prayers for you and your family.
Katie Vargo Orbon
Leigha,
I am so sorry for loss. My prayers are with you and your family as you grieve the loss of your dad.
God bless you,
Katie (Vargo) Orbon – your youth minister from many years ago
Brad Wright
Dear Rob,
What a blessing it was to have you as a classmate & team mate at Arcadia & even more so as a friend for close to 55 years. Always a class act , you will be greatly missed by so many but live on with great memories
Until we meet again old friend ❤️❤️
Candice Huber
Angela , James and I are so sorry to hear of the loss of your beloved Rob. Our hearts are with you and your family at this difficult time. Candice & James Huber and family.
Robin
Angela,
I am so sorry to hear this news and I am sending you strength, love, courage and grace to endure this tragic loss.
You’ll always be my sweet “neighbor”,
Robin
Famiglia Armando Romanin
Un forte abbraccio a tutti, in questi giorni vorremmo essere lì con voi e vi siamo vicini con il pensiero e la preghiera. Robert ci ha lasciato un bel ricordo di persona buona, attento agli altri, affezionato alla famiglia, sempre sereno e sorridente e ci dispiace molto di aver potuto godere della sua presenza per così poco tempo.
Greg & Lin Howland
Angela and family, so shocked to hear about Rob‘s passing, praying for you in this difficult time. Looking forward to a celebration of his life next Friday. Will miss his humor and great friendship “100 percent”
Susie Cobb
Such a great shock and a huge loss of a wonderful man. My heart goes out to all friends and family during this time of grief. You will always stay in our hearts Rob.
Kathryn McEntire
Dear Angela,
I am so sorry to hear of your husband’s passing. Sending hugs to you and your family xxxxx
Joe
Irene and I are so thankful that you and Rob came into our lives. We embrace his passing. His spirit will live within us.
Susan and Pat Parenti
I feel like I’ve lost a friend as well as a dentist. I have been going to Dr. Romanin for over 32 years, he was very professional and such a friendly man who will be missed. My husband started going to him about 15 years ago and they enjoyed taking about the homemade pastas they made, both loving Italy! Blessings to the family and the staff. He will be missed, I can’t imagine sitting in anyone else’s dental chair.
sally m timmers
Angela, my deepest sympathy to you and your kids… am praying for you in your loss!
Nancy Schuster
Dear Angela, I’m so sorry to hear about Rob. My condolences to you and family at this very difficult time. ❤️
Steve Erickson
My memories of Rob have always been fantastic he was a great athlete and great person to be around. Our high school days will always live forever. Angela we may have met once or twice a long time ago, I am sure Rob gave you a lot of life time memories to cherish. He was a great friend to know and will be missed. Rest in Peace Rob may your family live the good life he led.
Melody Viscariello
although I never met you
I will never forget you
I herd you were a great guy
but now you are with the angels in the sky
I see your picture in back of me
its actually there for everyone to see
Kathleen Abbruscato and Ernest Becklund
Dear Romanin Family,
My husband and I were patients of Dr.Romanin for more years than I can remember. He was the absolute best dentist and nicest and most gentle dentist and person we ever knew. We had to find a new dentist when he moved to another location too far for us to travel to, and we are both still looking for someone comparable to him. Still looking years later. All of our sympathy and prayers to your family for your devasting loss.
NANCY AND STEVE RING
To Angela and Family
We are sending our sympathy to your family. We were so saddened to hear about Rob. He was a kind and gentle human in this life. We ask God to be with your family and may the many wonderful memories of Rob ease your sadness. Bless you all.
Adriano Del Fabbro
Carissimi, vi mandiamo il nostro abbraccio più sincero in questo tristissimo momento. La notizia della prematura scomparsa di Robert ci ha lasciati veramente senza parole. Rimarrà il ricordo di quando siete stati a Forni Avoltri, ricordo gioioso e festoso. Ci dispiace molto non poter essere lì con voi, ma vi siamo vicini. Condoglianze da Adriano Del Fabbro e famiglia.
stacey ball
we are so very sad at the loss of Rob. we are sending lots of love and prayers to the family. and sending a donation to Andre House.
he will be so greatly missed.
all our love.
sterling and stacey ball family
Luca, Giorgio, and Giulietta
To Angela and family
We are shocked to hear about Robert’s passing and wanted to offer our condolences.
While we may never fully understand why life takes such unexpected turns, we can take comfort in the memories of the joy and happiness that Robert brought.
Our thoughts are with you and your family in this difficult time.
Cindie Dominick
Dear Angela and family,
I saw Rob several times a week during early morning walks in the neighborhood and we talked about our families, home repairs, COVID, Italian heritage and even roof rats. He told me about how his father studied engineering at the same university back East as my daughter, and he asked me to try to find his dad’s name or picture on a plaque, but neither me nor daughter could find him. My walks will not be the same, but I will remember him and say prayers for him and all of you when I see our beautiful sunrises and smell your fragrant roses. He loved his family very much and was proud of all of you! May God bless and comfort all of you at this time and may Rob rest in peace!
Sincerely,
Cindie (and the Dominick family)
Jeff Robinson
Dear Angela and family,
Our entire family was devastated to hear about Rob’s passing. As you know, Rob was also our daughters Godfather, and such an important part of our entire family for many years.
Rob was such an incredible guy, and I already miss his amazing friendship. We were “brothers from another mother” as we used to say. I loved the guy. For the past 50 years we have had hours long conversations about world events, life, family and just about every subject imaginable. From studying in the “stacks” in Boulder, to donut runs at 2 AM, hanging out in the tower room, Rob was always a huge part of our college daily life. When you were with Rob, you always had his undivided attention. Any conversation with Rob was “safe” and non judgmental. But most of all, Rob made all of us laugh. He loved his family more than anything in this world. When I recently spoke with Rob and in every conversation, he immediately became very animated and his deep for love for family was obvious when speaking about Angela, Samantha, Dargin, Leigha. We also had many discussions about his spiritual beliefs, and I am comforted by the knowledge that Rob is at peace and in his rightful place in Heaven.
I cant begin to tell you how much he will be missed by all of us. Our deepest sympathies to you and your amazing family.
Jeff, Tammy, Emma, and Luke
Kathleen McClain
Angela, Dargin, Samantha, and Leigha-
We just learned of Rob’s passing. We are so heart broken for all of you. Rob was a fantastic person and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Some of our fondest memories were sitting in the stands watching Arcadia football with you and Rob.
Thinking of you during this difficult time in your life.
Kathleen and Steve McClain