Richard Franklin Janisch

RICHARD (DICK) FRANKLIN JANISCH WAS BORN ON JULY 4TH, 1935 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THE LORD TOOK HIM ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR 2015. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE ROSEMARY, THEIR FIVE CHILDREN, AND NINE GRANDCHILDREN. RICHARD JOINED THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RIGHT AFTER COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1955. HE WAS SENT TO CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA FOR SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING IN THE ANTI-TANK BATTALION DURING THE END OF THE KOREAN WAR. AFTER FINISHING HIS MILITARY SERVICE IN 1959, HE SETTLED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING HIS TIME IN THE MARINES HE MET HIS LOVING WIFE ROSEMARY WITH WHOM HE SPENT 56 WONDERFUL YEARS LIVING IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. TOGETHER THEY RAISED FIVE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, RICKY, SHERI, TERRI, MICHAEL, AND LISA. RICHARD WAS A GREAT HUSBAND AND FATHER, COACH, MENTOR AND VOLUNTEER. HE STAYED VERY INVOLVED IN HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDRENS’ LIVES. EVERYONE CONNECTED WITH RICHARD BENEFITED FROM HIS KINDNESS GENEROSITY AND HIS PERSONNL ATTENTION TO EACH INDIVIDUAL. RICHARD ATTENDED LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE AND THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. HE ALSO ATTENDED NIGHT CLASSES AT THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY COLLEGE OF LAW WHILE WORKING FOR THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. HE RETIRED FROM FEDERAL COURT ADMINISTRATION IN 2001 AFTER 41 YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF COURT OPERATIONS. RICHARD LOVED REAL ESTATE AND SO FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT HE DECIDED TO BECOME A REALTOR. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS HE WAS AN ACTIVE REAL ESTATE BROKER. IN RECENT YEARS HE ADDED TO HIS REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE AND BECAME A LICENSED APPRAISER. HE USED HIS EXPERTISE TO HELP EACH ONE OF HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN PURCHASE THEIR FIRST HOME. USING THESE SKILLS FOR THE FAMILY BROUGH HIM TREMENDOUS JOY. IN NOVEMBER 2014 RICHARD AND ROSEMARY MOVED TO THE VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN SHERMAN OAKS. SINCE ENTERING THE VILLAGE, RICHARD HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR THE ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS WHERE HE CONTINUED TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND WHICH KEPT HIM ACTIVE UNTIL THE FINAL DAYS OF HIS LIFE JOURNEY.