ROBIN MARTIN NICHOLAS Nov. 7, 1951 – Aug. 15, 2024
Our beloved friend, brother, and uncle, Robin “Rob” Martin Nicholas, of Santa Fe New Mexico, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly of natural causes August 15th, 2024 in bed at his home of 30 years, at the age of 72. He was alone and all indications are that it was peaceful.
Please visit https://tinyurl.com/Rob-Nicholas-Memorial for memorial information and to share your memories of Robin.
Born November 7, 1951, in Elgin, Illinois, to Sam and Lucille Nicholas, both deceased. He is survived by his brother, David (Lynn) Nicholas; niece, Alicia Nicholas (Troy Held); nephew, Eric Sophiea; and step-nephew, James Redding. Robin was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, an award winning safety film producer, and a loving, caring, generous friend to many people.
After graduating valedictorian of the 1970 class at Larkin High School in Elgin, Robin then attended University of Southern California from 1970 to 1972 before enrolling in Prescott College in Arizona, where he graduated with an BA in Biology and Geology in 1974. Though he excelled academically at USC, L.A. and USC were not a good fit and he was happy and fulfilled at Prescott College. In 1986 he published his Master’s thesis and graduated from University of Colorado in Boulder with a Master of Arts in geomorphology, doing much of his thesis research in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Throughout his life, Robin had at least 39 jobs. This was a badge of honor for him. From being a page for U.S. Senator Dirksen in 1968; river raft guiding and fighting forest fires in the early 70s; acting in film and performing in theater in the 80s; creating award winning safety videos for Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1989 through 2014; to his most recent work consulting and advising on worker well-being, health, and safety, Robin engaged in life and his work from his heart.
Since 2018, Robin’s current work was consulting through his own business, spreading the message of a holistic approach to health, wellness, and safety for workers – Rob was pioneering the “radical” idea that worker safety is NOT a checklist or a program dictated by managers, but rather the embodiment of the fact that workers are human beings and must be embraced as a whole person. “Work and life are not separate.” Workers’ home life, personal experiences, relationships, and work are all one thing that cannot be compartmentalized if we want thriving workplaces and thriving humans that work there. Workplace wellness/health/safety is the outcome of creating a workplace culture where the whole person is welcomed and everyone treats each other with care.
Memorial services: the afternoon of April 26, 2025, details TBD – visit https://tinyurl.com/Rob-Nicholas-Memorial for information and to share your memories of Robin.