A wife's plea, painting, memories surface nine months after killing of Fallbrook musician Larry Robinson in Temecula

Edward “Larry” Robinson was just one of those among us. He blended into the mosaic of our everyday lives. The Fallbrook resident embodied music as a playful soul tucked behind a sly, knowing smile. And then – suddenly, brutally, inexplicably – in March he was taken away.

Nine months later, his wife and family continue to draw love and support from a web of friends and acquaintances that stretches from Fallbrook to Temecula and beyond. But the pain still surfaces. The hole is still there.

In Temecula, where Robinson was fatally attacked at the music store where he worked, the city h...