Betty, I was sorry to learn at the "Crowell Bunch" meeting today of the death of your husband. I will be praying for you - May God give you peace and strength.

One of the first things you do after moving to a new job is take your wife to meet the new boss, right?  So on the appointed hour for happy hour and dinner the doorbell rang.   Before I could introduce myself to Betty, Richard pushed her through the door and said, "This here's BayJean!"   Well I didn't know if thats the way west Texans pronounce ett as bay so I said hi bayjean and to this day I still call her Bayjean.  That night we discovered we had lots in common.  Our kids were about the same age, we liked water sports and boating, raw camping etc, so it was in evitable our family's formed a close friendship.  
A couple of short vignettes.
We decided to do some raw camping on Lake Cumberland the first summer Richard was in Dayton and I gladly accepted his offer to lend me his big outdoor tent.   Some 200+ miles later we began to set up camp and guess what?   No stakes---and merit revue time coming up.  I teased him pretty hard over that...
Lastly, Richard never met a wall he didn't think would be better with slight modications.  He brought his boat from Dallas to Dayton and during that first winter he decided it needed more room aft.  So he took a saw to an aft partition (kinda like a small wall) and proceded to cut it out---this is fiberglass remember and a structural member of the boat!   never the less, he glassed it all back together and got the additional sleepin area he wanted and it worked great!
When they returned from Iran, the house he bought needed more room in the living area, so Richard tood a sledge hammer and began knocking out the wall connecting the living room to the patio area.   Long story made short, Jimmy Stevens got to put it all back together again.
Rest in peace Richard, we'll miss you---pound on that wall til they let you in!

Bill Shaffer and family

I was privileged to be a bridesmaid in Richard's and Betty!s wedding! I remember him as a tall, handsome, young man very much in love with his bride.  This remained so for 60 years!  In viewing the family photos it reminded me of the wonderful times this family had! He was fun-loving, adventure-loving and above all family-loving. We will all miss him greatly!!!
    I am so sorry I can't be with you today due to illness,but my thoughts and prayers are!!     LaRue

One problem I have on Richard’s death is keeping this to a few words, because there is so much to say and remember about him. And he was a man of few well chosen words.

If your memory goes back to Lemmon Avenue and the “TI Family” days, you might know that Richard was a remarkable mechanical engineer, who devised a design solution to the state-of-the-art AN/AJB-3, turning one of TI’s first big production programs from a disaster into a profitable venture. He was an excellent design engineer.

If you came on the TI scene after that period, you probably knew Richard Stripling for his expertise in Marketing. He was a trustworthy man who, not only “told it like it was”, but could lead into new areas and ethically solve some difficult problems, with the outcome in favor of TI. When you needed real people and unselfish hard workers, like Doss Dunlop and Ray McCord, you often would think also of Richard Stripling. He could find the best way for TI to serve the customer’s need – and he was trusted by the customers and TI management alike.

He may be better known for his Washington office work, but, operating on the trust placed on him, he opened a foreign office in Iran, a difficult and uncharted region. This was an operation which was a tribute to his insight and loyalty to TI.

Richard never lost his love of music, the “TI Family”, or his real personal family. His lovely wife, Betty, graced many affairs and was his dependable care-giver to the end. Richard was my friend.

Russ Logan

When I first arrived at TI in 1978, 
Richard and I continued our friendship from my Pentagon days. He was one of the finest people I have known. His character was one that I shall always remember and respect. Now,the Good Lord has taken him home and He has left us with a role model that I shall never forget.
Sincerely,
George Heilmeier

I will never forget some advice Strip gave me while playing golf. He said " Golf is a lot like life.  When you find yourself in the rough its best to chip it back into the fairway and continue on."  He was a friend to all and always a gentleman.

One problem I have on Richard’s death is keeping this to a few words, because there is so much to say and remember about him. And he was a man of few well chosen words.

If your memory goes back to Lemmon Avenue and the “TI Family” days, you might know that Richard was a remarkable mechanical engineer, who devised a design solution to the state-of-the-art AN/AJB-3, turning one of TI’s first big production programs from a disaster into a profitable venture. He was an excellent design engineer.

If you came on the TI scene after that period, you probably knew Richard Stripling for his expertise in Marketing. He was a trustworthy man who, not only “told it like it was”, but could lead into new areas and ethically solve some difficult problems, with the outcome in favor of TI. When you needed real people and unselfish hard workers, like Doss Dunlop and Ray McCord, you often would think also of Richard Stripling. He could find the best way for TI to serve the customer’s need – and he was trusted by the customers and TI management alike.

He may be better known for his Washington office work, but, operating on the trust placed on him, he opened a foreign office in Iran, a difficult and uncharted region. This was an operation which was a tribute to his insight and loyalty to TI.

Richard never lost his love of music, the “TI Family”, or his real personal family. His lovely wife, Betty, graced many affairs and was his dependable

Remembering Richard with thanks for his support along the way. One of my best memories is of Richard and I sailing paper airplanes out of the window of the Hilton Hotel in Tehran while waiting on The General. The object: to get the plane across the street. He could really make good airplanes.

We are saddened to learn of Richard's passing.  We have many fond memories from our long friendship with the Stripling family.  Sorry we won't be able to attend his memorial service but thoughts and prayers are with you.

AVIS DE DÉCÈS

Richard C. Stripling

1 avril 1928 – 26 octobre 2010

Sparkman Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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