Richard served in the Navy during World War II; after which he attended Cornish College of the Arts studying the arts and ballet. He pursued a lengthy career as an interior decorator. In his spare time and after retiring he enjoyed square dancing, painting, watercolors, teaching watercolor classes, landscaping, fishing and hand-crafted woodworking projects. He loved visiting Hawaii, the Washington and Oregon coasts, hunting for agates and spending time with his wife and their dog Casey.
He is survived by wife Charlene, daughter Leslie (Rathbun) Keyes, five step-children Jacqueline Crawford, Christina (Crawford) Knowlden, Karen (Crawford) Schumacher, Doug Crawford and Joel Crawford and three nephews, Michael, Gordon and David Rathbun. He was preceded in death by his mother (Claire), father (Kenneth), brother (Denny) and first wife (Barbara).
