Richard A. Reynolds

Dick graduated from Chula Vista High in 1956, dated Jeanne Marie Loustalet until their marriage July 30, 1960. Jeanne completed her degree at SDSU and they moved to Corona, CA where Dick worked for the City and attended Cal Poly Pomona.

In June 1966, Richard graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering and worked for Ralph M. Parsons Los Angeles. Their son, Scott David, was born at Glendale Community Hospital very near Dodger Stadium, in 1967.

In 1967 Dick went to work at the City of Chula Vista where he worked in the engineering department One project he designed was the drain under the grassy hillock parallel to H Street intersecting at Second. He also redesigned the treacherous deep swale which was on the north side of Second at H Street.

In 1970, Mark Allen, was born in the old CV Community Hospital on F St. Dick also worked at Cal American Water, in Chula Vista. This job took his family to San Marino, CA for three years. In 1976 the family moved back to Chula Vista where Frank Phillips and Richard Reynolds joined to form Phillips-Reynolds Engineering, Inc. They executed the design and placement of the water pipeline on the bottom of San Diego Bay between San Diego and Coronado. This was a very intricate project and required inventiveness and accuracy from the engineers, surveyors and all connected with the project.

In 1987, Richard was hired as an engineer at Sweetwater Authority. Dick had water in his blood, so to speak, and the move felt like coming home as he was familiar with employees and the system from his time with CalAm. Dick derived much pleasure from the projects, the employees, and the entire organization of The Sweetwater Authority. He had the privilege of working with Board members who were each committed to the water industry, to maintaining integrity in the organization and honesty and accountability in serving the ratepayers. He saw each day as an exciting challenge.

Plans for an early retirement were put on hold as Dick decided to accept the position of General Manager of The Sweetwater Authority in 1992: a challenging way to complete his career.

After twelve productive, fun, challenging, and rewarding years and many great professional friendships, Dick felt it was time to do some of the traveling he and Jeanne had put off. On December 25, 1999 he officially retired.

Richard “Dick” Reynolds will be missed by many for many reasons: his smile, his laugh, his quiet demeanor, his caring for others, his ‘jokes’, his loyalty. Let us all rejoice knowing Richard is at peace in a room prepared for him by his God. John 14:2