Born in Seattle, Washington October 10th, 1930 to Allen B and Doris Morgan. Dick attended Queen Anne High School and later attended the University of Washington where he was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity along with his older brother Jerry. It was at Queen Anne and the University of Washington that he met and dated his future wife Marilyn, who preceded him in death.
Dick was a member of ROTC in college and went on to serve overseas in the Army during the Korean conflict, and was very proud of his service. To the very end he liked to watch the TV show M.A.S.H. because it reminded him of his time in the service in Korea.
After the service he followed his father into banking and went into the management trainee program with Seattle First National Bank in the Seattle area. He was also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School. While in the Seattle area, Dick and Marilyn married and started their family with son Matthew, and daughter Allison. A bank transfer lead them to Yakima where the children were raised, and then another transfer brought them back to the west side of the state and a home on Mercer Island. Dick and Marilyn returned to the Yakima Valley in retirement and always felt at home in the Valley with their many close friends, and variety of volunteer activities.
Richard shared his skills with many volunteer organizations, including Rotary (both in Yakima and Seattle), Presidents Club, The Capital Theatre Board, United Way (where he served as campaign chair in Yakima), Saint Timothy’s Church, and Comprehensive Health.
He is survived by his children Matthew and Allison, his daughter in law Sarah Morgan, and his grandchildren Alexandria Morgan, Ian Morgan, and Evan, and by the favorite child: George the dog.
After the passing of his wife, Richard was blessed to meet his guardian angel and very very significant other Marcia Swedin. She brought joy and adventure to his later years, and was with him through to the end. As Marcia would say as she patted him on the knee, “It’s ok honey, everything is going to be alright.” We all share the same blessings of life and death. Let us all pass through our lives knowing “It’s ok honey, everything’s going to be alright.”
We are thankful for the great care and compassion from his caregivers at Fieldstone assisted living as well as Cottage in the Meadow. In lieu of flowers contributions in his honor may be made to the Yakima Valley Museum, or the Memorial Foundation Endowment Fund for Children’s Village. A private family service will be held at Acacia in Seattle at a later date.
