Former NAFCU president/CEO and retired U.S.Marine Corps Major General Kenneth L. Robinson died Sunday, thetrade association confirmed with Robinson's family Tuesday.

“GeneralRobinson was an extraordinary leader, a compassionate man andconsummate credit union advocate,” NAFCU President/CEO Dan Bergersaid. “Throughout his 16 years leading NAFCU, he was a truechampion, and his efforts culminated in one of the most importantlegislative campaigns ever waged for the industry – preservation ofmultiple-group charters through passage of the 1998 Credit UnionMembership Access Act.”

”Ken laid the early groundwork for much of credit unions' growthin recent years, and he did it by keeping his eye on what wasimportant to credit unions and to their future,” he said. “His contributionto the industry and to NAFCU has been enormous, and he will begreatly missed.”