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‘The Office’ honors Nathan Robinson

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

During Thursday night’s closing credits for the episode ‘Local Ad,’ the words “In Memoriam Nathan Robinson” appeared below a video of a young man playing ‘The Office’ theme song on the piano.

Nathan was a high school freshman who lived in Newton, MA and loved playing the piano and watching ‘The Office.’ He died last month due to complications from the flu.

Here is the video that was shown during the closing credits:

Read more about Nathan below.

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  1. I was smiling and thoroughly enjoying the video of the young man playing the theme song so beautifully, and was instantly brought to tears when the words “In Memorium” appeared. My heart broke for his family.

    37 | Diana Hockins  Mon. Apr. 7, 2008 at 10:11am

  2. That made me cry. So touching!

    36 | spark510  Mon. Apr. 7, 2008 at 8:58am

  3. What a touching tribute to a young man. I admire NBC for doing that.

    My prayers are with Nathan’s family. He has touched so many people just from that video. Now whenever I hear the theme music, I think of Nathan playing the piano.

    35 | melissa in NC  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 4:48pm

  4. Thanks for filling us in, and how sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

    34 | DianeSparkles  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 4:21pm

  5. This is so sad! It’s so sweet they played this in the credits. And yes #28, Newton MA is where John and B.J grew up. I’m guessing one of them knows his family, because everyone knows everyone in New England.

    33 | Amie  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 4:20pm

  6. While I was watching that Thursday, I was practically crying…that’s just so sad, but what a great dedication….

    32 | Jen  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 2:52pm

  7. That is heartbreaking. I had to hold back the tears. What a nice way for them to honor him. He would have been thrilled, I think.

    31 | Cayce80  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 1:41pm

  8. Thank you so much for posting this info, Tanster. When that clip ran after that episode on Thursday I was touched, and really curious as to who this young man was.

    30 | StephanieC  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 7:20am

  9. I was delighted to see this young man playing The Office theme on his piano. The In Memoriam broke my heart. Condolences to his family. May Nathan rest peacefully in God’s hand.

    29 | Gigi  Sun. Apr. 6, 2008 at 6:48am

  10. I think the tribute is very touching and is another example of how much The Office truly loves its fans. My thoughts and prayers go to Nathan’s family.

    Newton, MA, that’s where John and BJ are from, isn’t it?

    28 | Marskye  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 11:50pm

  11. This is so sad. I feel like I don’t know what I can possibly say. I’m going to link to your post tomorrow.

    27 | Jessica Rae  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 10:00pm

  12. It was sweet of NBC to show the dedication.
    My condolences to Nathan’s family and friends. Rest in peace, Nathan.

    26 | Dorky Dancer  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 9:26pm

  13. That’s so sad. From those articles Nathan sounds like an amazing kid and I’m sure he is sorely missed. Kudos to The Office for continuing their tradition of being the show most appreciative of their fans.

    25 | Jaimie  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 9:03pm

  14. Such a bittersweet moment. God bless you Nathan.

    24 | Chris  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 9:01pm

  15. My heart and sympathy goes out to Nathan’s family. What a terrible loss.

    23 | Jersey Gal  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 7:51pm

  16. Thank you for posting about Nathan, Tanster. I have been wondering about him since seeing the dedication. I agree with the other Tallyheads that this was a classy move by the producers and it increases my absolute adoration of The Office.

    My condolences to the family and friends of Nathan. Our world is a poorer place without him.

    22 | dying star  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 7:38pm

  17. One more reason to love the show. What a kind thing to do for a young fan. God Bless all.

    21 | MJ  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 7:29pm

  18. I am praying for his family, as I know what they are going through. Thank you Robinson family and NBC for sharing him with us.

    20 | Michelle  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 7:09pm

  19. Touching and sad. It showed class on the part of the producers of The Office. I am not surprised.

    19 | John Austin TX Personal trainers  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 7:06pm

  20. What a sweet boy. My thoughts are with his family.

    18 | Tori Weber  Sat. Apr. 5, 2008 at 5:47pm

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