Richard Leon Lively, passed away at the age of 77 at his home in Ridgecrest, California. Richard grew up in Trona, CA with his brother, Bobby Gene Lively, Jr., and resided in Ridgecrest, CA for most of his life. He graduated from Reno High School in 1965 and served two tours of duty in Vietnam from 1975 to 1979. He was honorably discharged as Sergeant Regular Army in 1981 after serving in Panama. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and received medals for National Defense Service, Vietnam Service, Good Conduct (1st Award) and Vietnam Campaign in addition to Expert Badge M-16, Expert Badge Hand Grenade, Parachute Badge and Sharpshooter Badges.
After his military service, Richard earned A.S degrees in Police Science, Diesel Technology, Drafting Technology and General Education. He enjoyed ceramics and received many certificates of achievement as an honor student at local community colleges. He was a Deputy Sheriff under the federal government’s C.E.T.A. program in Mono County and worked at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation.
Richard is survived by his nieces and nephews and will be interred at the Bakersfield National Cemetery with full military honors. We pray that you are at peace Richard and enjoying eternal conversations.
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I was saddened to hear of Richard’s death. We were married and lived in Mammoth Lakes two years and Lemoore where he went and got his degree in diesel mechanics. He moved to Ridgecrest and worked in Trona after our divorce A horrible accident left him with many injuries and years of rehab. I pray he has had a happy reunion with his brothers Bobby and Sammy (His mother remarried and was in Reno where Sammy was born several years after Richard and Bobby) He was reunited with his birth father during the years we were married. God be with you Richard. May you rest in peace