Robert “Bob” Gregg Durbin
March 2, 1943 – October 7, 2021
Robert “Bob” Gregg Durbin, age 78, died Oct. 7, 2021 at Chesapeake Shores Nursing Facility after an ongoing illness. Bob, born March 2, 1943, in Charleston, WV, was the son of Martha and Robert Durbin. Bob was a longtime educator, teaching Latin at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, in Leonardtown, for more than 40 years. He retired in 2010. He also taught Latin at Cardinal Gibbons High School and Calverton. He served throughout his career as athletic director, golf, tennis, cheerleading coach, the founder of the Latin Club and the Celtic Club at the school. He also supported the school’s Shakespearean Drama Club. Bob was a graduate of St. Mary’s Seminary and received a masters degree in secondary education from Loyola University of Maryland.
He loved walking along the beaches near his home in Drum Point, working with students, travel, and the study of foreign languages. He is preceded in death by his wife, Kathy, his step-daughter, Leslie Gallagher, and his twin brother, Thomas “Tom” Durbin. He is survived by his son, Andrew Durbin and daughter-in-law Anna Durbin (Papierniak) of Baltimore, his step-son, James Gallagher, of Solomons, his siblings Charles “Chuck” Durbin and Mary Durbin, of Palm Harbor, FL, his four grandchildren and friend Evelyn Fenner.
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12 Oct 2021
12:15pm
Thank you Mr. Durbin for all the amazing high school memories! Going to Italy with you and other class member will forever be an amazing memory. I owe my love of teaching, ancient history and the latin language to you.❤️
City
Mechanicsville
State
MD
12 Oct 2021
2:06pm
RIP Mr. Durbin. Many fond memories. Rick Arnold – Ryken Class of 1975.
City
Towson
State
Baltimore County
12 Oct 2021
3:12pm
Thank you Mr. Durbin. You had such an enormous impact on my life, I don’t really have the words to describe it. You were a wonderful teacher, and you made your class a refuge for a nerdy kid that didn’t quite fit in. Yours was the classroom I wanted most to be in each day, and you were the teacher I trusted and respected most throughout my years at Ryken. You fostered a love of learning in me that I have even today, and you believed in me at a time when I truly needed it. Thank you.
-S. Alice Duff, Ryken class of 2008.
City
Upper Marlboro
State
Maryland
12 Oct 2021
3:17pm
Mr. Durbin,
Thank you for all the wisdom and memories. Our 2009 trip to Italy will always be one of my favorite. Love to all your family during this time.
City
Coltons Point
State
MD
12 Oct 2021
5:21pm
Drew Droze 83`
English class and the Drama Club. Wonderful memories of a great mentor and kind human being. After the loss of his wife & step-daughter, I saw the school surround him with the love and support he needed to get through that painful time. He then returned to school and gave so much in return. I’ll cherish those school memories and also the ones I have when I returned for visits with him over the years afterwards… Bobby-Dee, you helped me appreciate what a teacher means to a lost student. I’m a better person for having had you in my life and I’m glad I had the chance to tell you that.
City
Charles Town
State
West Virginia
12 Oct 2021
6:22pm
RIP Mr. D. I never had the honor to be in your class but still remember your kindness to all students. I never heard a bad thing said about you. Truly remarkable for a high school teacher.
City
SAINT LOUIS
State
MO
12 Oct 2021
9:20pm
Mr. Durbin was an angel on earth! He was my Latin teacher at SMR and I still talk about how sweet and kind of a person he was. When he smiled and laughed he lit up a room! He is one of those people you don’t ever forget! RIP Mr. Durbin! Heaven gained one special angel!
City
Mooresville
State
NC
12 Oct 2021
11:23pm
I still have the wooden racquet he cut down for my oldest son when he was five. He did for the love of the sport
City
Lusby
State
Md
13 Oct 2021
6:24pm
Bobby came into my life when I married his brother Chuck. He was always fun to be around. He loved to go to antique shops and explore the beaches here in Florida. He always brought such thoughtful gifts you could tell they were from his heart. Rest In Peace Bobby you will always be in our hearts and prayers.
City
Palm Harbor
State
Florida
15 Oct 2021
9:20pm
I will cherish my memories as a student of Mr. Durbin. He was absolutely one in a million and such a kind soul. I’m so saddened to hear of his passing – but I smile knowing he had such a lasting positive mark on hundreds of his students, including myself.
City
Leonardtown
State
MD
15 Jul 2022
2:09pm
Tommy and Bobby Durbin were fraternal twins who lived on Main Street in DuPont City about 18-20
miles east of Charleston, WV. They went to Belle Elementary Grade School with me and in the 7th grade
they entered Charleston Catholic High School.
They were friends of mine in Grade School, but the seemed to disappear when they entered the 7th grade.
I hope he enjoys the peace he has earned.
City
Nashville
State
TN
16 Jul 2022
8:03am
I played a lot of baseball and tennis with Bob and Tom Durbin in elementary school and at the beginning of junior high school in the 1950s. They were great friends and we had a lot of fun in the wholesome atmosphere of an innocent little town in Dupont City, WV. I am sorry to learn about Bob’s passing, although to a better place. Wish I knew what happened to Tom. Many memories.
City
Ave Maria
State
Florida
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Thank you Mr. Durbin for all the amazing high school memories! Going to Italy with you and other class member will forever be an amazing memory. I owe my love of teaching, ancient history and the latin language to you.❤️
RIP Mr. Durbin. Many fond memories. Rick Arnold – Ryken Class of 1975.
Thank you Mr. Durbin. You had such an enormous impact on my life, I don’t really have the words to describe it. You were a wonderful teacher, and you made your class a refuge for a nerdy kid that didn’t quite fit in. Yours was the classroom I wanted most to be in each day, and you were the teacher I trusted and respected most throughout my years at Ryken. You fostered a love of learning in me that I have even today, and you believed in me at a time when I truly needed it. Thank you.
-S. Alice Duff, Ryken class of 2008.
Mr. Durbin,
Thank you for all the wisdom and memories. Our 2009 trip to Italy will always be one of my favorite. Love to all your family during this time.
Drew Droze 83`
English class and the Drama Club. Wonderful memories of a great mentor and kind human being. After the loss of his wife & step-daughter, I saw the school surround him with the love and support he needed to get through that painful time. He then returned to school and gave so much in return. I’ll cherish those school memories and also the ones I have when I returned for visits with him over the years afterwards… Bobby-Dee, you helped me appreciate what a teacher means to a lost student. I’m a better person for having had you in my life and I’m glad I had the chance to tell you that.
RIP Mr. D. I never had the honor to be in your class but still remember your kindness to all students. I never heard a bad thing said about you. Truly remarkable for a high school teacher.
Mr. Durbin was an angel on earth! He was my Latin teacher at SMR and I still talk about how sweet and kind of a person he was. When he smiled and laughed he lit up a room! He is one of those people you don’t ever forget! RIP Mr. Durbin! Heaven gained one special angel!
I still have the wooden racquet he cut down for my oldest son when he was five. He did for the love of the sport
Bobby came into my life when I married his brother Chuck. He was always fun to be around. He loved to go to antique shops and explore the beaches here in Florida. He always brought such thoughtful gifts you could tell they were from his heart. Rest In Peace Bobby you will always be in our hearts and prayers.
I will cherish my memories as a student of Mr. Durbin. He was absolutely one in a million and such a kind soul. I’m so saddened to hear of his passing – but I smile knowing he had such a lasting positive mark on hundreds of his students, including myself.
Tommy and Bobby Durbin were fraternal twins who lived on Main Street in DuPont City about 18-20
miles east of Charleston, WV. They went to Belle Elementary Grade School with me and in the 7th grade
they entered Charleston Catholic High School.
They were friends of mine in Grade School, but the seemed to disappear when they entered the 7th grade.
I hope he enjoys the peace he has earned.
I played a lot of baseball and tennis with Bob and Tom Durbin in elementary school and at the beginning of junior high school in the 1950s. They were great friends and we had a lot of fun in the wholesome atmosphere of an innocent little town in Dupont City, WV. I am sorry to learn about Bob’s passing, although to a better place. Wish I knew what happened to Tom. Many memories.