Richard was born in Newton, Iowa on July 31st, 1935. He moved to Washington in the late 1970's and took a job as a riveter and retired from Boeing.
He is survived by his sister, Louise Shaw and nephew, Jeff Shaw, of Medford, Oregon; his step-daughter Colleen Donald and step-grandson Ed Glowaski, of Everett, Washington.
He is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Kansas, his brother M. Vern Spencer, his brother-in-law Kenneth C. Shaw, and his parents Elvin E. and Inez E. Spencer.