el ▁O ' Le ary ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Robinson ' s ▁final ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁B ever ly ▁Hamilton ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁another ▁son , ▁Mal ik . ▁Robinson ▁was ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Rand all ▁Robinson . ▁ ▁Health ▁and ▁death ▁Robinson ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁A ID S ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁p neum onia ▁in ▁Illinois ; ▁but ▁he ▁kept ▁it ▁a ▁secret , ▁ref using ▁to ▁discuss ▁it , ▁despite ▁w ides p read ▁rum ors ▁about ▁why ▁his ▁health ▁was ▁d eter ior ating . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Robinson ▁was ▁in ▁Washington ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁Howard ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁ill . ▁Robinson ▁checked ▁himself ▁into ▁Howard ▁University ▁Hospital ▁or ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Blue ▁Island , ▁Illinois ▁( s ources ▁differ ) ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁comp lications ▁due ▁to ▁A ID S ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁had ▁asked ▁that ▁his ▁family ▁reve al ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁A ID S ▁so ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁reports , ▁“ O thers ▁in ▁the ▁black ▁community ▁would ▁be ▁alert ed ▁to ▁the ▁d angers ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁treatment ▁and ▁education .” ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 6 . ^ G ro gan , ▁David , ▁"