Death
Bixby's cancer recurred and was diagnosed as terminal. On November 21, 1993, six days after his final assignment on Blossom, he died of complications in Century City, California. He was 59 years old. His wife, Judith, and his longtime friend, Dick Martin, were by his side. His ashes are at Kliban's Maui estate. A week after his death, his and his wife's families were joined by many mourners at a private memorial.
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