The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Richard E. John was born in San Diego, California in 1937. He passed away on July 30.

He served and enrolled into the Air Force in 1957. He served for almost four years. He is survived by his wife, Sung Choi, two kids, daughter Julie and son Richard Jr. from a previous marriage.

He had successful business in the cell phone industry in the Seattle area and got bought out by AT&T, which meant he had to move out of the state, and moved to Sisters in 1995.

He joined the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office as a reserve deputy and served for 15 years.

He loved being a reserve deputy; he wanted to serve forever, but his health was in the way and had to retire in 2010.

He enjoyed fly-fishing and riding motorcycles.

Since the end of May he was in hospice care with Partners In Care; the team was great taking care and meeting his needs. Thank you, all of you.

A celebration of life is scheduled for August 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the John residence. Call 541-904-4710 for address or directions. Please come and share your memories with the family and friends.