Robin Joy (Vidgoff) Mesher died peacefully in her sleep at her home Feb. 3, 2022, at age 83, of complications related to kidney failure. She was surrounded by her entire family and she was elegant and graceful until the very end. Robin is survived by her husband of 63 years, Robert "Bob" Mesher; children, Page (Lynn) Mesher and Tracy (Robert) Moir; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren: Lauren (Alex) Robinson; Jacquelyn (Marcus) Lefton; Harrison Moir; Paige Claire "PC" Mesher; Sydney Mesher, and Finn and Tatum Robinson. Robin was preceded in death by her brother, Sheldon Vidgoff.

Born July 6, 1938, to Abe and Sally Vidgoff, Robin was a Southwest Portland girl her entire life. She attended Catlin Gabel Grade School and Lincoln High School, where she was in the first graduating class (1956) of the current building on Southwest Salmon Street. She enrolled at the University of Washington, but left after one term to go to Eugene and the University of Oregon where she could be with a young man she was dating, Robert "Bob" Mesher. Bob and Robin were married in 1958 and raised two children.

In 1972 Robin combined her lifelong love of fashion and savvy business instincts and opened her first clothing store as a tee shirt and jeans retailer in Seaside called The Cover Up. She was a pioneer at the time – a woman small business owner – and she absolutely refused to be told that a man had to co-sign for any of her business contracts. Her retail career lasted until the early 1990s; she owned and operated 11 upscale women's clothing stores in Portland, Salem, Corvallis, Albany and Eugene.

Robin was a lover of music from jazz and Broadway to Frank Sinatra and the Rolling Stones (who she saw in concert at age 81). She loved to travel with Bob. They traveled the world together, but their favorite retreat was their beach house on the South Prom in Seaside, which they bought in 1965. She and Bob have been Oregon football season ticket holders since 1980. She was passionate in her unwavering dedication and love for children's charities; education and the arts, as she served on the boards of Young Audiences of Oregon, Boys & Girls Aid, Lincoln High School Alumni Association and Albertina Kerr.

The funeral was Feb. 6, 2022, at Congregation Beth Israel. Donations in Robin’s memory may be made to Young Audiences of Oregon or to the Robert & Robin Mesher Scholarship Fund at the University of Oregon.