Richard Joseph Archer was born in Virginia, Minnesota but spent most of his childhood in Duluth, Minnesota. He enjoyed the outdoors and became an Eagle Scout at 16 years old.
He graduated from the Univ. of Michigan as well as Univ. of Michigan Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1948. His first job as an attorney was for Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Clinton and Clark in San Francisco where he worked for 17 years, eventually becoming a managing partner. He later established his own firm, Archer and Hanson, in San Francisco and in Hawaii. He is best known as a litigator with a specialty in antitrust cases. The practice of law was his lifeblood, for he loved "the performance and writing." He was a member of the American Bar Association, Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers, a life member of the American Law Institute and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Richard served in World War II as a Chief Electronics Technician in the Navy aboard the USS Bryant. He was decorated with the Bronze Star and a Naval Citation for his service in the South Pacific.
He felt a strong moral obligation to help others. By participating actively in various church communities and by practicing legal pro bone work, he searched for a larger meaning for his life. He studied the Bible and theological texts and wanted to be remembered as a theologian. His spiritual questing created strong bonds with many people. He attended a number of churches in his life but was most active in St. Philip Catholic Church of Occidental and St. John's Episcopal Church of Petaluma.
His dogs were an important part of his life. Whether they were treeing raccoons in the redwoods of Occidental or driving with him on the country roads of Sonoma County, they were by his side. Uno, Dos, Hunter, Sister, Buster and Woody were his faithful companions.
He will also be remembered for having the unique ability to establish relationships with people of many different generations, cultures, beliefs, and ethnicities. Married to Patricia Troop in 1948 and then to Kristina Hanson in 1977, he is survived by his two daughters, Alison Patricia Archer Manchester and Cynthia Jane Archer; his son-in-law, John McColpin; grandchildren, Logan Patricia Manchester, Hanlin Scott Manchester, and Helen Louise McColpin; and sister, Jane Kopcke.
He graduated from the Univ. of Michigan as well as Univ. of Michigan Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1948. His first job as an attorney was for Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Clinton and Clark in San Francisco where he worked for 17 years, eventually becoming a managing partner. He later established his own firm, Archer and Hanson, in San Francisco and in Hawaii. He is best known as a litigator with a specialty in antitrust cases. The practice of law was his lifeblood, for he loved "the performance and writing." He was a member of the American Bar Association, Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers, a life member of the American Law Institute and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Richard served in World War II as a Chief Electronics Technician in the Navy aboard the USS Bryant. He was decorated with the Bronze Star and a Naval Citation for his service in the South Pacific.
He felt a strong moral obligation to help others. By participating actively in various church communities and by practicing legal pro bone work, he searched for a larger meaning for his life. He studied the Bible and theological texts and wanted to be remembered as a theologian. His spiritual questing created strong bonds with many people. He attended a number of churches in his life but was most active in St. Philip Catholic Church of Occidental and St. John's Episcopal Church of Petaluma.
His dogs were an important part of his life. Whether they were treeing raccoons in the redwoods of Occidental or driving with him on the country roads of Sonoma County, they were by his side. Uno, Dos, Hunter, Sister, Buster and Woody were his faithful companions.
He will also be remembered for having the unique ability to establish relationships with people of many different generations, cultures, beliefs, and ethnicities. Married to Patricia Troop in 1948 and then to Kristina Hanson in 1977, he is survived by his two daughters, Alison Patricia Archer Manchester and Cynthia Jane Archer; his son-in-law, John McColpin; grandchildren, Logan Patricia Manchester, Hanlin Scott Manchester, and Helen Louise McColpin; and sister, Jane Kopcke.
Richard Joseph Archer was born in Virginia, Minnesota but spent most of his childhood in Duluth, Minnesota. He enjoyed the outdoors and became an Eagle Scout at 16 years old.
He graduated from the Univ. of Michigan as well as Univ. of Michigan Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1948. His first job as an attorney was for Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Clinton and Clark in San Francisco where he worked for 17 years, eventually becoming a managing partner. He later established his own firm, Archer and Hanson, in San Francisco and in Hawaii. He is best known as a litigator with a specialty in antitrust cases. The practice of law was his lifeblood, for he loved "the performance and writing." He was a member of the American Bar Association, Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers, a life member of the American Law Institute and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Richard served in World War II as a Chief Electronics Technician in the Navy aboard the USS Bryant. He was decorated with the Bronze Star and a Naval Citation for his service in the South Pacific.
He felt a strong moral obligation to help others. By participating actively in various church communities and by practicing legal pro bone work, he searched for a larger meaning for his life. He studied the Bible and theological texts and wanted to be remembered as a theologian. His spiritual questing created strong bonds with many people. He attended a number of churches in his life but was most active in St. Philip Catholic Church of Occidental and St. John's Episcopal Church of Petaluma.
His dogs were an important part of his life. Whether they were treeing raccoons in the redwoods of Occidental or driving with him on the country roads of Sonoma County, they were by his side. Uno, Dos, Hunter, Sister, Buster and Woody were his faithful companions.
He will also be remembered for having the unique ability to establish relationships with people of many different generations, cultures, beliefs, and ethnicities. Married to Patricia Troop in 1948 and then to Kristina Hanson in 1977, he is survived by his two daughters, Alison Patricia Archer Manchester and Cynthia Jane Archer; his son-in-law, John McColpin; grandchildren, Logan Patricia Manchester, Hanlin Scott Manchester, and Helen Louise McColpin; and sister, Jane Kopcke.
He graduated from the Univ. of Michigan as well as Univ. of Michigan Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1948. His first job as an attorney was for Morrison, Foerster, Holloway, Clinton and Clark in San Francisco where he worked for 17 years, eventually becoming a managing partner. He later established his own firm, Archer and Hanson, in San Francisco and in Hawaii. He is best known as a litigator with a specialty in antitrust cases. The practice of law was his lifeblood, for he loved "the performance and writing." He was a member of the American Bar Association, Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers, a life member of the American Law Institute and the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Richard served in World War II as a Chief Electronics Technician in the Navy aboard the USS Bryant. He was decorated with the Bronze Star and a Naval Citation for his service in the South Pacific.
He felt a strong moral obligation to help others. By participating actively in various church communities and by practicing legal pro bone work, he searched for a larger meaning for his life. He studied the Bible and theological texts and wanted to be remembered as a theologian. His spiritual questing created strong bonds with many people. He attended a number of churches in his life but was most active in St. Philip Catholic Church of Occidental and St. John's Episcopal Church of Petaluma.
His dogs were an important part of his life. Whether they were treeing raccoons in the redwoods of Occidental or driving with him on the country roads of Sonoma County, they were by his side. Uno, Dos, Hunter, Sister, Buster and Woody were his faithful companions.
He will also be remembered for having the unique ability to establish relationships with people of many different generations, cultures, beliefs, and ethnicities. Married to Patricia Troop in 1948 and then to Kristina Hanson in 1977, he is survived by his two daughters, Alison Patricia Archer Manchester and Cynthia Jane Archer; his son-in-law, John McColpin; grandchildren, Logan Patricia Manchester, Hanlin Scott Manchester, and Helen Louise McColpin; and sister, Jane Kopcke.
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