A letter from Paul Robinson ran in Sandia Lab News on April 15, 2005, regarding his retirement from Sandia. He concluded his letter, which detailed his next career steps and how he had “come to deeply enjoy the persona of being
‘a Sandian,’” with these words:

“Sandia is an outstanding organization made up of the most remarkable and visionary people I have ever had the privilege to know. While I will doubtless miss my life here at Sandia, I will miss each of you most of all.

“Nothing I do in the future can ever change the enormous respect I carry with me for all of you and your extraordinary contributions to our country.”