Born in North Las Vegas to William and Helena Rogers Blue, one of six children. The family soon moved to Jerome, Arizona where his father worked in the copper mines. World War II and a job at Ryan Aircraft brought mother and children to San Diego...
Housing was scarce, after several temporary locations in 1942, the family moved to Ocean Beach to a little house on the corner of Bacon and Niagara. After the housing project at Azure Vista was built, the family relocated there and remained until 1954. Richard attended OB and Azure Vista Elementary schools, Dana Jr. High and Point Loma HS.
At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school to help support his mother. In 1953 the purchase of a house on Coronado Ave. in OB, began his career in rental property. Richard was drafted into the US Army in 1959 and sent to Korea, a life changing experience he recounted often with pride.
After returning to the San Diego area in 1960, he moved to a house on K Ave. in National City with his mother and brother Bert. Richard finished high school and earned a BA degree from San Diego State in 1967, while working full time and personally managing and maintaining his rental units...
He was employed by the federal government at the Navy Shipyards and later at NARF North Island leaving in 1981.
Richard met Margaret Linn while attending SD State, offered her a ride home from class at night, and they married in August 1968. The couple had two children Helena (1969) and Robert (1973). Richard loved traveling with his children exploring the countryside of California and Arizona.
He is survived by his children Robert and Helena (Mrs. Timothy Charters) and the Charters children, Kyra, Kiley, Krystal, Ryan and Jayden, his wife Margaret, his sister Wilma Lym and two brothers, Marvin and Keith Blue.
Services will be held at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Friday, September 21, 201 at 12pm; viewing willb eSeptember 20th from 5-9pm. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on September 19, 2012
Housing was scarce, after several temporary locations in 1942, the family moved to Ocean Beach to a little house on the corner of Bacon and Niagara. After the housing project at Azure Vista was built, the family relocated there and remained until 1954. Richard attended OB and Azure Vista Elementary schools, Dana Jr. High and Point Loma HS.
At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school to help support his mother. In 1953 the purchase of a house on Coronado Ave. in OB, began his career in rental property. Richard was drafted into the US Army in 1959 and sent to Korea, a life changing experience he recounted often with pride.
After returning to the San Diego area in 1960, he moved to a house on K Ave. in National City with his mother and brother Bert. Richard finished high school and earned a BA degree from San Diego State in 1967, while working full time and personally managing and maintaining his rental units...
He was employed by the federal government at the Navy Shipyards and later at NARF North Island leaving in 1981.
Richard met Margaret Linn while attending SD State, offered her a ride home from class at night, and they married in August 1968. The couple had two children Helena (1969) and Robert (1973). Richard loved traveling with his children exploring the countryside of California and Arizona.
He is survived by his children Robert and Helena (Mrs. Timothy Charters) and the Charters children, Kyra, Kiley, Krystal, Ryan and Jayden, his wife Margaret, his sister Wilma Lym and two brothers, Marvin and Keith Blue.
Services will be held at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Friday, September 21, 201 at 12pm; viewing willb eSeptember 20th from 5-9pm. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on September 19, 2012
Born in North Las Vegas to William and Helena Rogers Blue, one of six children. The family soon moved to Jerome, Arizona where his father worked in the copper mines. World War II and a job at Ryan Aircraft brought mother and children to San Diego...
Housing was scarce, after several temporary locations in 1942, the family moved to Ocean Beach to a little house on the corner of Bacon and Niagara. After the housing project at Azure Vista was built, the family relocated there and remained until 1954. Richard attended OB and Azure Vista Elementary schools, Dana Jr. High and Point Loma HS.
At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school to help support his mother. In 1953 the purchase of a house on Coronado Ave. in OB, began his career in rental property. Richard was drafted into the US Army in 1959 and sent to Korea, a life changing experience he recounted often with pride.
After returning to the San Diego area in 1960, he moved to a house on K Ave. in National City with his mother and brother Bert. Richard finished high school and earned a BA degree from San Diego State in 1967, while working full time and personally managing and maintaining his rental units...
He was employed by the federal government at the Navy Shipyards and later at NARF North Island leaving in 1981.
Richard met Margaret Linn while attending SD State, offered her a ride home from class at night, and they married in August 1968. The couple had two children Helena (1969) and Robert (1973). Richard loved traveling with his children exploring the countryside of California and Arizona.
He is survived by his children Robert and Helena (Mrs. Timothy Charters) and the Charters children, Kyra, Kiley, Krystal, Ryan and Jayden, his wife Margaret, his sister Wilma Lym and two brothers, Marvin and Keith Blue.
Services will be held at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Friday, September 21, 201 at 12pm; viewing willb eSeptember 20th from 5-9pm. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on September 19, 2012
Housing was scarce, after several temporary locations in 1942, the family moved to Ocean Beach to a little house on the corner of Bacon and Niagara. After the housing project at Azure Vista was built, the family relocated there and remained until 1954. Richard attended OB and Azure Vista Elementary schools, Dana Jr. High and Point Loma HS.
At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school to help support his mother. In 1953 the purchase of a house on Coronado Ave. in OB, began his career in rental property. Richard was drafted into the US Army in 1959 and sent to Korea, a life changing experience he recounted often with pride.
After returning to the San Diego area in 1960, he moved to a house on K Ave. in National City with his mother and brother Bert. Richard finished high school and earned a BA degree from San Diego State in 1967, while working full time and personally managing and maintaining his rental units...
He was employed by the federal government at the Navy Shipyards and later at NARF North Island leaving in 1981.
Richard met Margaret Linn while attending SD State, offered her a ride home from class at night, and they married in August 1968. The couple had two children Helena (1969) and Robert (1973). Richard loved traveling with his children exploring the countryside of California and Arizona.
He is survived by his children Robert and Helena (Mrs. Timothy Charters) and the Charters children, Kyra, Kiley, Krystal, Ryan and Jayden, his wife Margaret, his sister Wilma Lym and two brothers, Marvin and Keith Blue.
Services will be held at Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Friday, September 21, 201 at 12pm; viewing willb eSeptember 20th from 5-9pm. Published in San Diego Union-Tribune on September 19, 2012
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