Richard O. "Dick" Culver, Jr. 77, went to join his Marine Corps brothers in Valhalla on Feb. 24, 2014, at Hospice House in Hayden, Idaho.
Dick was born on April 9, 1936, on Alcatraz Island, Calif.(in the infirmary, because they couldn't get to the mainland), to Richard O. Culver, Sr. and Sara Culver. His father was a lieutenant of the guards at Alcatraz when the federal prison opened in 1934. We are not aware of anyone else who was actually born on Alcatraz Island while it was a federal prison; the Culver family lived on the island from 1934 to 1938.
Dick's family moved to Hopewell, Va., when he was a young lad, where his dad was the warden at the federal reformatory, and he was raised and obtained his grade school and secondary school education. Dick graduated from high school in 1953, and then attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves. Upon his graduation from VMI with a bachelor's degree in physics, he waited until the day of the birthday of the Marine Corps and enlisted into active service on Nov. 11, 1958. During his time at VMI, Dick competed as captain on the VMI Pistol team, and on the Marine Corps Reserve Rifle and Pistol team at the national matches. Dick later received his master's degree in physics at graduate school in Monterrey,Calif.
Dick went through the ranks as an enlisted man and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), where he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was eventually promoted to Major, which rank he held when he retired. Dick was a third generation retired U.S. Marine Corps officer.
While in the Marine Corps, Dick and his wife had one son, James R. Culver, who survives him in Alabama. Dick and his wife were later divorced.
Dick married Gloria Bjorkland on March 2, 1987, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She also survives him.
Funeral services with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2014, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene. After the service there will be a 3 p.m. reception at VFW Post 889 at 406 N. 4th St., in Coeur d'Alene. Viewing will be from 3-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, and again on Monday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Major Dick Culver's final resting place will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Further information on Dick's career can be found in the full length obit in the Shoshone News Press, March 7, 2014.
Dick was born on April 9, 1936, on Alcatraz Island, Calif.(in the infirmary, because they couldn't get to the mainland), to Richard O. Culver, Sr. and Sara Culver. His father was a lieutenant of the guards at Alcatraz when the federal prison opened in 1934. We are not aware of anyone else who was actually born on Alcatraz Island while it was a federal prison; the Culver family lived on the island from 1934 to 1938.
Dick's family moved to Hopewell, Va., when he was a young lad, where his dad was the warden at the federal reformatory, and he was raised and obtained his grade school and secondary school education. Dick graduated from high school in 1953, and then attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves. Upon his graduation from VMI with a bachelor's degree in physics, he waited until the day of the birthday of the Marine Corps and enlisted into active service on Nov. 11, 1958. During his time at VMI, Dick competed as captain on the VMI Pistol team, and on the Marine Corps Reserve Rifle and Pistol team at the national matches. Dick later received his master's degree in physics at graduate school in Monterrey,Calif.
Dick went through the ranks as an enlisted man and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), where he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was eventually promoted to Major, which rank he held when he retired. Dick was a third generation retired U.S. Marine Corps officer.
While in the Marine Corps, Dick and his wife had one son, James R. Culver, who survives him in Alabama. Dick and his wife were later divorced.
Dick married Gloria Bjorkland on March 2, 1987, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She also survives him.
Funeral services with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2014, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene. After the service there will be a 3 p.m. reception at VFW Post 889 at 406 N. 4th St., in Coeur d'Alene. Viewing will be from 3-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, and again on Monday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Major Dick Culver's final resting place will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Further information on Dick's career can be found in the full length obit in the Shoshone News Press, March 7, 2014.
Richard O. "Dick" Culver, Jr. 77, went to join his Marine Corps brothers in Valhalla on Feb. 24, 2014, at Hospice House in Hayden, Idaho.
Dick was born on April 9, 1936, on Alcatraz Island, Calif.(in the infirmary, because they couldn't get to the mainland), to Richard O. Culver, Sr. and Sara Culver. His father was a lieutenant of the guards at Alcatraz when the federal prison opened in 1934. We are not aware of anyone else who was actually born on Alcatraz Island while it was a federal prison; the Culver family lived on the island from 1934 to 1938.
Dick's family moved to Hopewell, Va., when he was a young lad, where his dad was the warden at the federal reformatory, and he was raised and obtained his grade school and secondary school education. Dick graduated from high school in 1953, and then attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves. Upon his graduation from VMI with a bachelor's degree in physics, he waited until the day of the birthday of the Marine Corps and enlisted into active service on Nov. 11, 1958. During his time at VMI, Dick competed as captain on the VMI Pistol team, and on the Marine Corps Reserve Rifle and Pistol team at the national matches. Dick later received his master's degree in physics at graduate school in Monterrey,Calif.
Dick went through the ranks as an enlisted man and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), where he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was eventually promoted to Major, which rank he held when he retired. Dick was a third generation retired U.S. Marine Corps officer.
While in the Marine Corps, Dick and his wife had one son, James R. Culver, who survives him in Alabama. Dick and his wife were later divorced.
Dick married Gloria Bjorkland on March 2, 1987, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She also survives him.
Funeral services with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2014, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene. After the service there will be a 3 p.m. reception at VFW Post 889 at 406 N. 4th St., in Coeur d'Alene. Viewing will be from 3-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, and again on Monday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Major Dick Culver's final resting place will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Further information on Dick's career can be found in the full length obit in the Shoshone News Press, March 7, 2014.
Dick was born on April 9, 1936, on Alcatraz Island, Calif.(in the infirmary, because they couldn't get to the mainland), to Richard O. Culver, Sr. and Sara Culver. His father was a lieutenant of the guards at Alcatraz when the federal prison opened in 1934. We are not aware of anyone else who was actually born on Alcatraz Island while it was a federal prison; the Culver family lived on the island from 1934 to 1938.
Dick's family moved to Hopewell, Va., when he was a young lad, where his dad was the warden at the federal reformatory, and he was raised and obtained his grade school and secondary school education. Dick graduated from high school in 1953, and then attended Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves. Upon his graduation from VMI with a bachelor's degree in physics, he waited until the day of the birthday of the Marine Corps and enlisted into active service on Nov. 11, 1958. During his time at VMI, Dick competed as captain on the VMI Pistol team, and on the Marine Corps Reserve Rifle and Pistol team at the national matches. Dick later received his master's degree in physics at graduate school in Monterrey,Calif.
Dick went through the ranks as an enlisted man and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS), where he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was eventually promoted to Major, which rank he held when he retired. Dick was a third generation retired U.S. Marine Corps officer.
While in the Marine Corps, Dick and his wife had one son, James R. Culver, who survives him in Alabama. Dick and his wife were later divorced.
Dick married Gloria Bjorkland on March 2, 1987, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She also survives him.
Funeral services with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2014, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d'Alene. After the service there will be a 3 p.m. reception at VFW Post 889 at 406 N. 4th St., in Coeur d'Alene. Viewing will be from 3-8 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, and again on Monday, March 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Major Dick Culver's final resting place will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Further information on Dick's career can be found in the full length obit in the Shoshone News Press, March 7, 2014.
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