RIP Tom Robbins

 

Author Tom Robbins, La Conner resident, dies at 92

Legendary novelist lived in Skagit County for more than 5 decades

Cascadia Daily News

February 9, 2025

 

Legendary author Tom Robbins, known for writing “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and other novels in La Conner, died Sunday, Feb. 9 at the age of 92, surrounded by family.

Robbins’ wife, Alexa Robbins, announced her husband’s death on Facebook, noting the beloved author was “brave, funny and sweet” and had “an eternally youthful spirit.” The couple was together for 36 years.

Tom Robbins, born in North Carolina in 1932, moved to Seattle in 1962 and to La Conner eight years later. The small town in Skagit County hosted a celebration for Tom in 2023 where he was crowned “King for a Day” as he paraded downtown First Street with Alexa, who said in her post, “The celebration was the best kind of memorial because he was there to enjoy it.”

Alexa Robbins noted in her post that donations in Tom’s honor can be made to The Museum of Northwest Art, The La Conner Swinomish Library, SPOT Animal Rescue, and Hospice of the Northwest, where Tom was cared for by “devoted caregivers” before he died.

In lieu of a service, Tom Robbins wants “people remember him by reading his books,” Alexa Robbins said in her post.

ROBBINS, Tom (Thomas Eugene Robbins)

Born: 7/22/1932, Blowing Rock, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Died: 2/9/2025, La Conner, Washington, U.S.A.

 

Tom Robbins’ western – writer, narrator:

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues -1993