Richard “Dick” Williams

WILLIAMS — Richard “Dick,” 86; born Sept. 21, 1929, El Centro, Calif.; died Feb. 18, 2016, McMinnville, Ore. Surviving: wife, Doris Elaine (Jauch), Portland, Ore.; daughters, Celene Cross, Gresham, Ore.; Cecily Geschke, Happy Valley, Ore.; and 3 grandchildren.

A resident of McMinnville, Ore., Richard “Dick” Williams passed away on Feb. 18, 2016, at the age of 86, surrounded by his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife of 60 years, Doris Elaine Jauch Williams and his children, Celene Williams Cross and Grant and Cecily Williams Geschke. His grandchildren, Sydney Cross, Joel Cross and Annika Geschke as well as his brother in law Bob and Virginia Jauch and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death both of his parents and by his brother Bob Williams and his sisters Mildred Hurst and Frances Maxwell.

He was born in El Centro, Calif. and resided in the state until moving to Sandpoint, Idaho in 1979. He attended high school at San Diego Union Academy, college at La Sierra University and graduated from Pacific Union College. He served in the U.S. Army from June 1953 to May 1955. He received his Masters in Education from San Jose State University in 1970. Dick retired after 43 years of teaching and administrative work in both private and public schools. After his grandchildren were born, Dick and Doris moved to McMinnville, Ore., where he resided until his passing.