East End in Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Robin Harviel

Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023

1. Robin Harviel Marker

Inscription. Robin was a counselor at Warm Springs Counseling Center from 1999 to her passing in 2017. She called herself The “Fun Czar”, championing playfulness and laughter as an important part of healing. Her kindness, compassion and beautiful smile were matched only by her strength, loyalty, charm and total inability to suffer fools. We miss her!

This whimsical artwork is dedicated in her memory.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.

Location. 43° 36.551′ N, 116° 11.208′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. It is in East End. It is on East Warm Springs Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 740 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise ID 83712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Children’s Home Society of Idaho (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Children’s Home Society of Idaho (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Children’s Home Society of Idaho (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Children’s Home Society of Idaho (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Children’s Home Society of Idaho (a

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few steps from this marker); Chidren’s Home Society of Idaho (a few steps from this marker); Cynthia Mann (a few steps from this marker); Warm Springs Avenue (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boise.

Also see . . . Robin Harviel Obituary.

Robin Sue Harviel, age 70, died peacefully on May 7, 2017, at her home in Boise, after a brief struggle with cancer. Robin was born on March 28, 1947 in Clendenin, West Virginia, daughter of Sidney E. Goad and Trixy M. Peters.

Robin grew up happily in Clendenin, and after graduating from Herbert Hoover High School, she attended West Virginia University, where she was a sister in the Delta Gamma sorority. She met and married Anthony W. Cyrnak, and earned a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. After raising two daughters, she worked as a counselor and director of an alternative high school in Virginia for more than a decade.

She was remarried to J. Duncan Harviel in 1989, and they moved to Boise in 1998. Since that time, Robin has worked at the Warm Springs Counseling Center, helping youth and adults through challenging times and personal struggles. She was known to all there as the "Fun Czar", championing playfulness and laughter as an important part of therapy. Her kindness, compassion,
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023

2. Robin Harviel Marker
and beautiful smile will be missed by all who knew her.

Robin is survived by her brother, Francis A. Goad and his family, her two daughters, Jennifer Krolow and Claire Buck, 3 beautiful granddaughters, Grace, Beatrix, and Tabitha, and a number of other relatives and close friends.

(Submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.