Terrence (“Terry”) William Richard, 52, died Monday, March 31, 2025, unexpectedly but peacefully at the home in Broomfield, Colorado he shared with his wife, Julie Kehrer, and their two dogs, Darby and Winnie.
Born September 4, 1972, in Nashua, New Hampshire, Terry was the son of Raymond (“Ray”) Wayne Richard and Marguerite (“Meg”) (Perrault) Richard. Terry had an older brother, Christian (“Chris”) Richard (Leslie Murphy).
Terry grew up in the Wolfeboro and Tuftonboro, New Hampshire area, where he spent many summers riding his bike down country roads and enjoying the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee. He and Meg relocated to Lewistown, Montana in the summer of 1989 to be closer to Terry’s aunts and uncle, Pat, Wally and Melissa. Terry graduated from Fergus County High School in 1991, with honors, alongside his best friend, Chad Sciuchetti.
Terry then relocated to Denver, Colorado, where he attended Denver Institute of Technology and graduated in December 1992 with an Associates of Applied Science in Mechanical Drafting. He was an avid member of the Colorado SHO Club for some time and made many lifelong friends who shared his love of cars.
Terry worked various jobs in mechanical drafting and then began a wonderfully fulfilling 26-year career with Golden Railings, Inc., owned by Bill and Katie Adams. After Bill’s retirement, Terry helped run the company as General Manager, along with their son and daughter, Austin (Lindsay) Adams and Ashleigh (Mark) Moskovics. Terry was more than just an employee to the Adams’ – Terry always felt a part of their extended family, and through their abundant warmth, kindness, generosity, and love through the years, the Adams’ truly embraced Terry as a son and big brother. Terry was proud to be a part of Golden Railings and the Adams Family and that pride, gratitude and love for Golden Railings and the Adams’ will live on through Terry’s family forever.
In 1994, Terry met Kristie Higa, and together, they brightened this world with the January 15, 1997 birth of their beautifully spirited daughter, Sydnee Higa Richard. Terry and Kristie raised Sydnee in love and friendship, a true and close bond that continued until his death.
Sydnee was the joy of Terry’s life, and there was nothing he wouldn’t do to make sure she knew she was safe and loved. He was incredibly proud of the caring, quirky, and strong woman that she is and was overjoyed when Josh Thompson asked him for her hand in marriage in August 2023. It didn’t seem possible, but Terry’s capacity to love grew ten times the day his grandson, Walker Ken Higa Thompson, came into the world on June 30, 2024.
Terry loved spending time with Walker, holding him, playing with him, reading to him and rocking him to sleep. As Walker grows, he will know how much his Grampie loved him.
Unbeknownst to him at the time, Terry met his soulmate, Julie Ann Kehrer, in March 2010, when Terry and Julie attended a dog training class at Sit Means Sit in Westminster, Colorado, with their dogs, Addy and Sadie. During classes in the ensuing weeks, Terry paid much more attention to Sadie than Julie, but Terry eventually caught on to Julie’s interest and asked her on their first date to an air show on August 28, 2010. Almost two years later, on August 25, 2012, at the same annual air show, they became engaged and were later married on September 7, 2014.
