Family stunned by death of Fort Bragg soldier in Kosovo

Synthia Robinson said the Pentagon told her that her son, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Conrad A. Robinson, was found unresponsive in a chair before his workout.

"I still can't believe it. I just can't believe that he is gone," she told NBC 7 in San Diego.

Robinson was 36, and he leaves behind a wife, Yolanda, and two daughters, ages 5 and 10. He grew up in San Marcos, Calif., where he attended high school, and he will be buried there.

"He was the best son, husband, father, caring person. He would do anything for anybody," Synthia Robinson said.

The peace-keeping mission in Kosovo was to have been the last deployment for the 18-year Army veteran, his mother said.

He was a preventive medicine specialist assigned to a medical battalion at Fort Bragg, and he was working with NATO in Kosovo.

Robinson's commanding officers said, in a statement, "Staff Sgt. Robinson was known around the battalion for his infectious smile, humor and kind heart. He was the definition of selfless service and took the time every day to listen and mentor soldiers."