Robyn Figg: Tributes flow for St Marys grandmother killed in crash
A grandmother, tragically killed when a car ploughed through her western Sydney home, is being remembered as “beautiful and caring”.
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A beloved western Sydney grandmother — who was killed in a tragic early morning incident when a car went through her bedroom wall — has been remembered as a “beautiful and caring person who would do anything for family and friends”.
Robyn Figg, 62, was tragically killed when an out-of-control car ploughed into the Monfarville St home at St Marys where she was sleeping in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Ms Figg was treated by police and NSW Ambulance paramedics, however died at the scene.
Her daughter, Daisy Oxley, said her family are still coming to terms with her death.
“It’s been a massive shock, you don’t prepare to wake up one Saturday morning to find out your mother has passed away in a crash,” she said.
“She was a very well-respected person in the community and the matriarch of our family who would always have your back no matter what.”
Daughter-in-law Liz Oxley said Ms Figg was a dedicated grandmother who would call and facetime her granddaughter Grace every single day — ever since she was a baby.
“When I think of family I think of Robyn, it’s hard to explain just how much her family meant to her,” she said.
“She was so good at making people feel welcome, she would accomodate for anybody.”
Ms Figg lived with her partner of fifteen years Jamie, whom with her daughter said she shared a “beautiful relationship”, describing the pair as “soulmates.”
A close friend of the family, Tracy Stone, said Ms Figg “adored her children and family” and “will be extremely missed by all that knew her”.
A GoFundMe page organised by Ms Figg’s niece and nephew described her as a woman who “showered people with love and respect and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind”.
The fundraiser has been set up to help Robyn’s son Josh, and daughter Daisy, who are based in Tasmania, to travel to Sydney to farewell their mother and be alongside her partner Jaime.
Three other people were inside the St Marys property at the time of the fatal crash who were uninjured.
The car tore through and destroyed the entire home before landing in the backyard in a mangled mess.
The driver of the car, a 29-year-old woman, attempted to flee before she was arrested by police.
She was taken to Nepean Hospital for mandatory testing.