Richard and his wife of 59 years, the former Ruby Ruth Hendrickson were married on Nov 24, 1948 in Concordia, KS. Ruby survives him, as do his sons Richard R. & wife, Beth, Reece, Littleton, Colorado; John and wife, Cindy, Reece, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and two daughters, Marlis & husband, Tom, Wilbur, Salina; and Robin & spouse, Michael, Koken, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He had six grandchildren: Jorie and Jacob Reece, Brock and Brooke Wilbur, and Cathy and Andrew Koken; all whom he loved very much.

He was a founding physician and radiologist with United Radiology, in Salina, where he was a partner for 15 years. Prior to that, he served as the Deputy Health Commissioner for the State of Colorado for nearly 20 years. He was one of the greatest Kansas Jayhawk fans of all time, and never missed watching or listening to a game. He was a member of the Salina Country Club, the American Medical Association, the Saline County Health Association, the University of Kansas Alumni Association, and the Harvard Alumni Association, and Salina’s Sunrise Presbyterian Church.

Funeral services will be held at Sunrise Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Burial will be in Gypsum Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from Noon to 7 PM on Tuesday at the Ryan Mortuary, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Memorials may be sent to the Kaye Pogue Hospice Center, or Sunrise Presbyterian Church.