He is preceded in death by his parents, and his brother Walter Bohlen and sister Eleanor Hinsch. Surviving Richard is his wife Gwendolyn Anne Bohlen; daughters Jeannette Browning and Christine Rayman; He is also survived by his grandchildren Madison and Nathan Browning , Ryan and Lily Rayman, nieces Bethany and Sarah Hinsch and nephew Jason Hinsch.
In 2022, Richard will take his final celestial journey, well beyond the moon, in a personalized flight capsule from Cape Canaveral, FL on the Explore Spacecraft.