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Richard B. "Dick" Washington, Jr. passed away
peacefully at the age of 94 on March 3, 2011 at
the Valley Vista Care Center in Sandpoint.
Services to be announced.
Dick had spent 16 happy years in the Restorium
in Bonners Ferry until relocating to Valley
Vista February 11 of this year.
Dick was born January 16,
1917 in Alexandria, Virginia, one of seven
children. He took pride in being a descendent of
George Washington's brother. After graduation
from Episcopal High School in Alexandria he
attended Radio and Electronics School in
Washington, D.C. He then began law school but
entered the Navy before finishing.
He spent his post-war
career as a technician on simulators with
airlines, retiring after 20 years with United in
Denver. He enjoyed sharing memories of his Navy
days, serving from 1941-1945.
While in the Navy he
married Mildred Marshall and had two children,
Richard Washington III and Rilla Marshall.
Following his divorce, he married Louise Sanders
Sandstead in Denver, Colorado, in 1975. They
moved together to the Restorium in August 1995.
He is survived by his
children, step-daughter Judy Dirks and husband
Larry of Bonners Ferry, one grandson, Cedric,
and seven step-grandchildren and numerous
great-grandchildren. Services may be held at a
later date.
Family and friends are invited to sign Dick’s
book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.
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