Richard Duane Chase

his Savior, Friday April 3, 2015 at 2:15PM. He was a loving husband, wonderful father,

grandfather, great-grandfather, and a friend to more than could be counted.

Richard was born in Potlatch ID, October 14, 1934. He married his childhood sweetheart,

Janice Ferguson on October 10, 1953, celebrating 61 years of marriage. Together they

raised four children, Michelle Chase, Renee Richardson (Mike), Karen Howard (Isaac),

Mark Chase (Jane), 13 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.

He started in data processing in 1956, or as he liked to say "before computers". He

retired in 1999 from Bay Area Rapid Transit as manager in their data processing division.

If working and raising a family was not enough, he was also a member of the National

Guard, Toastmasters, and was known as the "Music Man" because of his love for music.

Yet his true passion was teaching the word of Christ. Richard felt that the lord was calling

him into full time ministry and became ordained by Evangelical Free Church in 1991.

Richard and Janice loved to camp, and after much prayer they founded Hyways and

Byways Ministry, a campground ministry. On weekends they would travel to Thousand

Trails Campgrounds and hold Sunday services, offered counseling, performed marriages,

presided over funerals, told a joke or two, and showed, through the way they lived their life,

what the love of Christ has to give.

In June of 20015 they moved to Gold Bar, WA to be a closer to family. Even though he

was battling Parkinson's disease, Richard continued his calling as a campground Chaplin

for Gold Bar Nature Trails and became the Chaplin for Snohomish County Fire District 26.

Richard D. Chase demonstrated, each and every day, through his words and actions

the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Services will be held at:

Mills & Mills Funeral Home and Memorial Park

5725 Littlerock Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512

Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 1:00pm

Facebook - Celebration Of An Amazing Life - Richard Chase

Arrangements under the direction of Mills & Mills Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Tumwater, WA.