Retirement and Death At The Age of 97
In retirement, Tobin devoted a year to building his house and occupied his time with traveling and fishing. He was a member of civic and professional organizations, including the Webster Association of Retired Teachers, Louisiana Association of Educators, National Association of Educators, Phi Delta Kappa, Kiwanis Club, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. As he approached his 97th birthday and 76th wedding anniversary, the couple was profiled in the September 2007 issue of Jet magazine, which was on newsstands at the time of his death.
Robert Tobin died in Minden three days after his 97th birthday and was honored with two services on September 17: at the St. Rest Baptist Church in Minden, where Tobin was a deacon and a Sunday school teacher, and at the New Prosperity Baptist Church in Lucky. Interment was at the New Prosperity Baptist Church Garden of Memories in Lucky. He often said: "By the Grace of God, I have come this far, and He will surely lead me on."
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