Private Family Service
Richard was born February 7, 1932 and died on November 10, 2024, at the age of 92!
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Marie and their five children: Ken (Bitty), Janine Patrick), Mike (Angie), Dan (Mary) and Kristen Walkup. Richard adored his fourteen
Grandchildren: Mike (Kirsten), T.J. (Marie), Katy, Joey (Bryanna), Ellie, Danni, Josh, Eli (Lauren), Emma (Chris), Jenny (Michelle), Andrew, Megan, Michelle and Alexander. He was also blessed with eleven Great Grandchildren: Liam, Landon, Vada, Emme, Crew, June, Isaac, Noel, Christopher, William and David.
Richard was born in Chicago, IL. where he attended grade school through high school. He went on to serve in the Korean War from 1955 thru 1957 as a specialist in communications and held special clearances during the early stages of computerized communications.
Richard graduated from DePaul University (Chicago, IL) having earned a BS and MBA degrees. It was at DePaul that he met and fell in love with Marie, his wife and true partner in life. Richard also earned a CPA license in both Illinois and Minnesota.
As a respite from business activities, Richard painted on canvas in both acrylic and oil. He never sold his artwork but rather, gifted paintings to his children and other family members.
Richard worked in various accounting positions in Chicago and then moved his family to Edina, MN in 1969, when he went to work for Hamm Family Financial Group as a Vice President. Once in Minnesota, he worked in a variety of financial positions, which included 20 years as President of Food Producers International. During this period of time he traveled to 63 foreign countries. Most of this international travel included his wife Marie, who actively participated as a special representative for the company.
He retired from Food Producers in 1987 and did private investing for 15 years. In that time, he also served as a Corporate Officer for Sara Lee Company in Chicago.
In his later years, Richard turned his attention to spending time with his family and enjoying things like the cabin and planting very large gardens. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren at the cabin, boating, fishing, having big bonfires and roasting marshmallows.
