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Portrait of Richard Carroll Freese
In loving memory

Richard Carroll Freese

June 19, 1935 – July 23, 2024
Lived 89 years
Quincy Valley Cemetery · Quincy, Washington
Life story

Richard Carroll Freese

06/19/1935 - 07/23/2024

Richard was born in Moscow, Idaho to Ronald and Mildred Freese. He was an only child, his parents met and married during the great depression they were always hunting and seeking a better life.

They came to Quincy in 1952 and spent the next 50 years leveling agriculture land.

Richard graduated from Ontario high school at 17 years old, came to Quincy the day after and started driving heavy equipment. Later he purchased the equipment from his dad and after that sold it to his son.

Richard is survived by his wife Sharla Freese, children, Diana (Harvey) Cameron, Cindy (Mike) Harris, Dennis (Debra) Freese and Sherriana (Hank) Dole, 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Richard worked hard and played hard, he loved cars, bikes and boats. He passed away on his last boating vacation in Campbell River, BC.

Please leave a memory for the family or sign the guest book at www.scharbachs.com.

Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, assisted the family with arrangements.

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1935
Born June 19
1939
Richard was 4 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1942
Richard was 7 when Grand Coulee Dam was completed
1952
Richard was 17 when Grand Coulee irrigation water reached Quincy
1964
Richard was 29 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1971
Richard was 36 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Richard was 47 when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" opened in theaters
1998
Richard was 63 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2007
Richard was 72 when Microsoft opened its Columbia Data Center in Quincy
2014
Richard was 79 when the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII
2022
Richard was 87 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away July 23, age 89
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