2ND LT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
Richard Hollington Burnham, born Nov 26, 1924, passed away at the California Veterans Home in Barstow Sept 18, 2011. "Dick" was born in San Diego to Marston and Mary Maud Burnham. He grew up in Chula Vista, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1942. He joined the US Army Air Corps as an enlisted man in 1943, was commissioned as a flight officer in 1944 and flew as a bombardier during World War II.
After his discharge in 1945, he started his college career. Before returning to California and completing his BA degree at Stanford in 1968, he worked in Phoenix building a TV station and worked in New York City at what he enjoyed the most, acting. In later years he returned to San Diego and established a small landscaping business and appeared in various amateur theatre productions.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Marcelle, and second wife Audrey. He is survived by his sister Nancy Deacon of San Francisco, niece Lyn Hogan of San Francisco, nephew Mike Hogan of New Zealand, and stepsons David Weflen, of La Mesa, Erik Weflen of Solana Beach, and stepdaughters Heidi Keifer of Washington, DC, Petra Maher of Chula Vista, and Militza Elliott of Sallisaw, OK. Nine grandchildren will remember him as well to include Nathan, Samantha, Daniel, Aaron, Beth, Earl, Suzannah, Erik, and Jennie. Published in U-T San Diego on Sept. 25, 2011
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WORLD WAR II
Richard Hollington Burnham, born Nov 26, 1924, passed away at the California Veterans Home in Barstow Sept 18, 2011. "Dick" was born in San Diego to Marston and Mary Maud Burnham. He grew up in Chula Vista, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1942. He joined the US Army Air Corps as an enlisted man in 1943, was commissioned as a flight officer in 1944 and flew as a bombardier during World War II.
After his discharge in 1945, he started his college career. Before returning to California and completing his BA degree at Stanford in 1968, he worked in Phoenix building a TV station and worked in New York City at what he enjoyed the most, acting. In later years he returned to San Diego and established a small landscaping business and appeared in various amateur theatre productions.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Marcelle, and second wife Audrey. He is survived by his sister Nancy Deacon of San Francisco, niece Lyn Hogan of San Francisco, nephew Mike Hogan of New Zealand, and stepsons David Weflen, of La Mesa, Erik Weflen of Solana Beach, and stepdaughters Heidi Keifer of Washington, DC, Petra Maher of Chula Vista, and Militza Elliott of Sallisaw, OK. Nine grandchildren will remember him as well to include Nathan, Samantha, Daniel, Aaron, Beth, Earl, Suzannah, Erik, and Jennie. Published in U-T San Diego on Sept. 25, 2011
Shared by Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
2ND LT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
Richard Hollington Burnham, born Nov 26, 1924, passed away at the California Veterans Home in Barstow Sept 18, 2011. "Dick" was born in San Diego to Marston and Mary Maud Burnham. He grew up in Chula Vista, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1942. He joined the US Army Air Corps as an enlisted man in 1943, was commissioned as a flight officer in 1944 and flew as a bombardier during World War II.
After his discharge in 1945, he started his college career. Before returning to California and completing his BA degree at Stanford in 1968, he worked in Phoenix building a TV station and worked in New York City at what he enjoyed the most, acting. In later years he returned to San Diego and established a small landscaping business and appeared in various amateur theatre productions.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Marcelle, and second wife Audrey. He is survived by his sister Nancy Deacon of San Francisco, niece Lyn Hogan of San Francisco, nephew Mike Hogan of New Zealand, and stepsons David Weflen, of La Mesa, Erik Weflen of Solana Beach, and stepdaughters Heidi Keifer of Washington, DC, Petra Maher of Chula Vista, and Militza Elliott of Sallisaw, OK. Nine grandchildren will remember him as well to include Nathan, Samantha, Daniel, Aaron, Beth, Earl, Suzannah, Erik, and Jennie. Published in U-T San Diego on Sept. 25, 2011
Shared by Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
WORLD WAR II
Richard Hollington Burnham, born Nov 26, 1924, passed away at the California Veterans Home in Barstow Sept 18, 2011. "Dick" was born in San Diego to Marston and Mary Maud Burnham. He grew up in Chula Vista, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1942. He joined the US Army Air Corps as an enlisted man in 1943, was commissioned as a flight officer in 1944 and flew as a bombardier during World War II.
After his discharge in 1945, he started his college career. Before returning to California and completing his BA degree at Stanford in 1968, he worked in Phoenix building a TV station and worked in New York City at what he enjoyed the most, acting. In later years he returned to San Diego and established a small landscaping business and appeared in various amateur theatre productions.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Marcelle, and second wife Audrey. He is survived by his sister Nancy Deacon of San Francisco, niece Lyn Hogan of San Francisco, nephew Mike Hogan of New Zealand, and stepsons David Weflen, of La Mesa, Erik Weflen of Solana Beach, and stepdaughters Heidi Keifer of Washington, DC, Petra Maher of Chula Vista, and Militza Elliott of Sallisaw, OK. Nine grandchildren will remember him as well to include Nathan, Samantha, Daniel, Aaron, Beth, Earl, Suzannah, Erik, and Jennie. Published in U-T San Diego on Sept. 25, 2011
Shared by Ms. Clyde (#46994776)
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