Richard Bruce Lockhart

Richard (Dick) Bruce Lockhart was born on October 19, 1932 in St. Paul, MN to George and Dorothy Lockhart. He spent his youth in Chicago with his younger sister, Barbara where he got into scouting, eventually becoming an Eagle Scout.

He and his sister were both Polio survivors thanks to their parents treating them around the clock with an alternative treatment championed by Australian nurse, Sister Kenny consisting of hot compresses followed by passive movement.

He was athletic and a track and football star at his small high school, leading his Mt. Olive Wildcats to their first State Championship in football as a running back.

After high school he enlisted in the Army and served in Washington DC during the Korean War. On the GI Bill he attended the University of Illinois to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather and become an architect, but discouraged by his inability for rendering and having met Marilyn McIntosh, he decided to transfer to Business at the University of Washington and follow Marilyn to Washington state.

Dick and Marilyn were married on June 15, 1957 at the home of Rose and Allen McIntosh in Mount Vernon, WA. He was hired by Boeing upon graduating from the UW and eventually transferred to Heath Techna for a long career in Aerospace.

Richard and Marilyn started their family with twins Steven and Stuart, followed by daughters Catherine and Carol. Richard was a devoted dad, attending every sporting event, every concert, every play, every graduation he possibly could.

Richard was notorious for taking the "scenic route home." If there was a way to avoid traffic on 405 or I-5 he would take it. He knew every neighborhood and every back road in the greater Seattle area. If there was a scenic pullout on a road trip, he would stop. He loved the natural beauties of Washington State and would bring the whole family plus the cousins everywhere from Mt. Rainier to the Washington Coast to share the scenery with everyone he loved.

He and Marilyn started R & M Toys in 1970 creating a small business of toy furniture building that lasted for 25 years. Barbie's pink plastic furniture didn't stand a chance compared to the solid wood, upholstered creations that have lasted for decades.

Richard retired from Heath Techna in 1990 but his retirement didn't last very long as he joined the Euro-Connection family in 1994 to do the books for his daughters' and son-in-laws' company until his second retirement in 2015.

Richard is survived by his wife of 65 years, Marilyn, his four children, twins Steven and Stuart and daughters, Catherine and Carol, eight grandchildren, Jennifer and Jessica Mossano, Maita and Kaitlin Lockhart, Elizabeth and Claire Mason and Max and Runa Lockhart and one great-grandchild, Mateo Velis (with one on the way).