Born May 10, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri, Richard spent his first professional years working for NASA in Houston, Texas. Later he came to this area and worked and retired from the Smithsonian Institution. Having no living relatives, he is survived by his good friend, Hattie Brinsfield and her two daughters and two grandchildren. Her family he had come to consider as his own.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 10:00 am at Mullins and Thompson Funeral Service, Fredericksburg Chapel. Interment will take place in Quantico National Cemetery. Masks and social distancing will be observed.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to Heartland Hospice of Warrenton.
Online condolences may be sent at www.mullinsthompsonfredericksburg.com
