Richard Markus, 73, passed away August 5, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents Bill and Beulah Markus. He is survived by his wife of 51 years Sharla, son John Markus daughter Alesha (Benjamin) Reed, grandsons William and Michael Reed. brother Jim (Libby) Markus and sisters Peggy (Kevin )Tinkler and Pat Cabibi. He is also survived by several neices, nephews and good friends. Richard attended South High School and Colorado State University. He loved gadgets and science fiction. He was a Vietnam veteran. He was an electronic technician at CF&I and Davis Wire. The celebration of Richard 's life will be held at Imperial Memorial Gardens on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 11:00 A.M.