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Richard Lee Humphrey

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Richard Lee Humphrey

Birth
Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Death
14 Oct 2019 (aged 89)
Roseville, Placer County, California, USA
Burial
Rescue, El Dorado County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.6993914, Longitude: -121.0083263
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Richard Lee Humphrey, peacefully passed away on Oct. 14, 2019, at his home in Roseville, Calif. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of only 2.5 years, Diane L. Humphrey, his four sons, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two stepsons. He was preceded in death by his late wife Vivian L. Humphrey of 58 years. He recently made his home in Shingle Springs, Calif.

He was born in Yakima, Wash., on Aug. 19, 1930. He held a B.A. degree in production management from the University of Washington in 1952. He served on active duty with the United States Navy during the Korean War as a deck office (Ensign/LT.JG) from 1952-54 aboard the USS Polaris (AFII). In addition he attended the Harvard Business School for Management Development in 1965.

He retired from Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co. after 34 years of service. At the time of his retirement he held the position of corporate vice president and general manager of the primary Aluminum Products Division. Upon retirement he was then retained by Kaiser as a senior consultant until 1990. He loved to travel, he was a high quality furniture maker, photographer and loved to fish and hike in the Sierras.

The services for Dick will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at Green Valley Mortuary. greenvalleymortuary.com.
Richard Lee Humphrey, peacefully passed away on Oct. 14, 2019, at his home in Roseville, Calif. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of only 2.5 years, Diane L. Humphrey, his four sons, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two stepsons. He was preceded in death by his late wife Vivian L. Humphrey of 58 years. He recently made his home in Shingle Springs, Calif.

He was born in Yakima, Wash., on Aug. 19, 1930. He held a B.A. degree in production management from the University of Washington in 1952. He served on active duty with the United States Navy during the Korean War as a deck office (Ensign/LT.JG) from 1952-54 aboard the USS Polaris (AFII). In addition he attended the Harvard Business School for Management Development in 1965.

He retired from Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co. after 34 years of service. At the time of his retirement he held the position of corporate vice president and general manager of the primary Aluminum Products Division. Upon retirement he was then retained by Kaiser as a senior consultant until 1990. He loved to travel, he was a high quality furniture maker, photographer and loved to fish and hike in the Sierras.

The services for Dick will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1:30 p.m. at Green Valley Mortuary. greenvalleymortuary.com.

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USN JUN 6 1952 - JUN 15 1960
LTJG USS PILARIS AF-11


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