Richard Dale Luckado

Richard Dale Luckado was born December 6th, 1943 to Leslie and Ruth Luckado in Hamilton, Texas. He was later joined by 3 siblings, Eugene, Patricia and Sandra. The family moved to several places including Roswell, NM, Medina, NY and Portland, OR. He would come to consider Oakland, California and Portland, Oregon as his home towns. Richard asked for a home in the church in Napa Valley, CA during singing school in 1958. He was later baptized at Golden Gate Primitive Baptist Church in Oakland, CA.

Dick attended Castlemont and Fremont High Schools in Oakland, California. He would later complete his GED. In 1962, Richard answered the call of the draft, entering the United States Army and serving in Korea as a guard in the Infantry.

Richard was a jack of many trades. He held many jobs over the years, including working as a rigger in the oil fields, for a tire re-capping company, moving furniture for North American Van Lines, and a shipping and receiving clerk for K-Mart. Most recently, Richard prepared taxes.

He also loved to fish and would often take his nieces and nephew along. Richard and his mom used to put fish on the kids’ hooks to make them think they caught a fish. Then there was that time he went on a charter boat on the Pacific Ocean and busted up his leg. He had to have surgery and a huge cast for months. He moved in with Sandy and her family while he recovered. He also would take his nieces and nephews hiking on the Wildwood Trail through Forrest Park.

Richard was tough as nails, surviving multiple heart attacks, and several serious car accidents. However, he had a big heart. Growing up he protected his sisters, he was an animal lover. He was constantly helping people in need and would do anything for a little kid. He was even known to feed hungry kids suffering during the war in Korea. Richard loved to tease. He’d jerk the rug out from under you, move your chair before you sat down or throw cold water on you if you forgot to lock the door when you took a shower.

September 20th, 1994, at the age of 50, Richard married the love of his life, Deborah Smith in Reno, Nevada, making him a step-dad to Stephen, Jeremiah, and Christina. The new family lived in Santa Cruz, CA until 1999 when they moved to Estacada, OR to be closer to Richard’s mother who had become ill. Later, in 2005, Richard and Deborah moved into Ruth’s old house on the property with Pat and Jerry in Estacada.

Throughout the years, Richard and Deborah owned several boats which they took camping and fishing. Richard was also

a member of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church where he and Deborah would attend. He was a loving husband and step-father, he was also deeply devoted to his mother and loved his entire family.

Richard is survived by his loving wife Deborah, step children: Stephen Roberts, Jeremiah and Christian Smith; one grand-daughter, Daejah Roberts; a brother, Eugene Luckado; sisters, Patricia Miracle and Sandra MacLaren, Aunts Louise Scalzo and Bobbie Shackelford (who was more like a sister than an Aunt), and an uncle, Elder E.L. Horne, His nieces and nephews Kevin Miracle, Melinda McClelland, Kimberly Keene, Denise Eichstadt, Mechelle Stanley, and Michael MacLaren and 13 grand-nieces and nephews.