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Richard Norton Appling, Jr., age 86, Passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2007, after a final two-month intensive battle with cancer. He died at home, aided in this journey by his family and friends.
He was born September 11, 1921 to Richard Norton Appling and Caroline Appling in Eugene, OR. After completing high school in Eugene, he enrolled in the University of Oregon, but his education was interrupted by the significant event that affected all of his generation--WWII. He returned to the U of O after the war, where he completed an undergraduate and master's degree in Geology. Richard took great pride in the years he served as a WWII pilot in the South Pacific for the US Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the US Air Force. His training began at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ, in a then-experimental joint Army Air Corps and British RAF training program. Richard actually earned two pilot's wings, one for the Army Air Corps and one for the Royal Air Force. After returning from his service in the war, he continued flying small aircraft in his field reconnaissance work with exploration geology and flew his own personal aircraft for pleasure and in service with the Washington State Civil Air Patrol.
He had actually met the fine lady he was destined to share his life with in high school, but they were not married until during the war in 1943. After several temporary home locations in Montana, Texas and Oregon, the two eventually settled in Spokane, WA, where they built a life and family around his career with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Marijane's animated personality constantly kept him on his toes and complemented him in all ways. The two were a formidable team through 58 years of marriage. His vocational career took him from the fields and wildernesses of the western United States to the position of Chief of the Western Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, headquartered in Spokane. Dick and the team under his leadership were responsible for the collecting of data, analysis and extensive documentation of new metallic mineral resources located throughout the western region. During his final years in this position, he promoted an awareness of environmental responsibility as a leader in the Northwest Mining Association. Upon his retirement in the early 1980's, Richard enjoyed traveling extensively to most of the continents of the world with his wife Marijane. They moved to Helena in 1991 to take an active part and delight in the development of their grandchildren. He authored a compilation of his experiences and anecdotes in Western US field exploration in his book, "Those Blue Remembered Hills." He continued to work on a second book, partially completed at his death, chronicling the many adventures of his life prior to and in the military, flying through the Western US, and in raising a family. A highlight of Dick's retirement was getting to know the people in Helena through his work in his daughter's antique shop, Days of Yore. Never one to sit back and accept a situation without trying to make it better, upon Marijane's diagnosis with Alzheimer's he conducted extensive research into the new and diverse treatments of the disease, which he faithfully pursued until her death in 2001. He squeezed more life out of his final two years than many can experience in a lifetime, traveling to England and many Montana, Washington and Nevada destinations. He worked in a trip to Ireland a mere four months before his passing. His fondness for strong-willed and spirited women led him to the second love of his life, Bernadette Flanagan, who accompanied him in these grand adventures. She was faithful and devoted to him, selflessly taking on the task of care giving for the final two months of his life.
Richard will be remembered for his undying optimism and compassion, his thoughtfulness and wisdom, his hard work, his lust for life 'till the very end, and for the strong positive influence he had on his family and others around him. He was an avid philosopher, naturalist, reader, writer, photographer, woodworker, hunter, traveler gardener, father and advisor. He was blessed with a most admiring family and grateful employees. He was respected by all who knew him, loved by most, only disliked by two, and in the end, forgave the few enemies he'd made in a lifetime of achievements and success.
Richard is survived by his partner Bernadette Flanagan; his son Richard Norton Appling III and his wife Chris of Winnemuca, NV; daughter Norane Appling-Freistadt and her husband Rob; grandchildren Talinna Appling (Eric Strub), Steven Appling of Reno, NV, Gregory, Christopher and Caroline Freistadt of Helena; niece Dixie Katter of Pleasant Hill, OR; nephews Richard Larson of Anchorage, AK, Kirk Larson of Portland and Rob Larson of Eugene; and grandnieces Tessa Wilson (Matt) of Battleground, WA, Brittany Katter of Eugene, OR, Eliana Gray of Eugene and Josh Larson of Pleasant Hill, OR.
Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 2:00 pm today, December 7 followed with military graveside honors in the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison.
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, December 7, 200
Richard Norton Appling, Jr., age 86, Passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2007, after a final two-month intensive battle with cancer. He died at home, aided in this journey by his family and friends.
He was born September 11, 1921 to Richard Norton Appling and Caroline Appling in Eugene, OR. After completing high school in Eugene, he enrolled in the University of Oregon, but his education was interrupted by the significant event that affected all of his generation--WWII. He returned to the U of O after the war, where he completed an undergraduate and master's degree in Geology. Richard took great pride in the years he served as a WWII pilot in the South Pacific for the US Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the US Air Force. His training began at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ, in a then-experimental joint Army Air Corps and British RAF training program. Richard actually earned two pilot's wings, one for the Army Air Corps and one for the Royal Air Force. After returning from his service in the war, he continued flying small aircraft in his field reconnaissance work with exploration geology and flew his own personal aircraft for pleasure and in service with the Washington State Civil Air Patrol.
He had actually met the fine lady he was destined to share his life with in high school, but they were not married until during the war in 1943. After several temporary home locations in Montana, Texas and Oregon, the two eventually settled in Spokane, WA, where they built a life and family around his career with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Marijane's animated personality constantly kept him on his toes and complemented him in all ways. The two were a formidable team through 58 years of marriage. His vocational career took him from the fields and wildernesses of the western United States to the position of Chief of the Western Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, headquartered in Spokane. Dick and the team under his leadership were responsible for the collecting of data, analysis and extensive documentation of new metallic mineral resources located throughout the western region. During his final years in this position, he promoted an awareness of environmental responsibility as a leader in the Northwest Mining Association. Upon his retirement in the early 1980's, Richard enjoyed traveling extensively to most of the continents of the world with his wife Marijane. They moved to Helena in 1991 to take an active part and delight in the development of their grandchildren. He authored a compilation of his experiences and anecdotes in Western US field exploration in his book, "Those Blue Remembered Hills." He continued to work on a second book, partially completed at his death, chronicling the many adventures of his life prior to and in the military, flying through the Western US, and in raising a family. A highlight of Dick's retirement was getting to know the people in Helena through his work in his daughter's antique shop, Days of Yore. Never one to sit back and accept a situation without trying to make it better, upon Marijane's diagnosis with Alzheimer's he conducted extensive research into the new and diverse treatments of the disease, which he faithfully pursued until her death in 2001. He squeezed more life out of his final two years than many can experience in a lifetime, traveling to England and many Montana, Washington and Nevada destinations. He worked in a trip to Ireland a mere four months before his passing. His fondness for strong-willed and spirited women led him to the second love of his life, Bernadette Flanagan, who accompanied him in these grand adventures. She was faithful and devoted to him, selflessly taking on the task of care giving for the final two months of his life.
Richard will be remembered for his undying optimism and compassion, his thoughtfulness and wisdom, his hard work, his lust for life 'till the very end, and for the strong positive influence he had on his family and others around him. He was an avid philosopher, naturalist, reader, writer, photographer, woodworker, hunter, traveler gardener, father and advisor. He was blessed with a most admiring family and grateful employees. He was respected by all who knew him, loved by most, only disliked by two, and in the end, forgave the few enemies he'd made in a lifetime of achievements and success.
Richard is survived by his partner Bernadette Flanagan; his son Richard Norton Appling III and his wife Chris of Winnemuca, NV; daughter Norane Appling-Freistadt and her husband Rob; grandchildren Talinna Appling (Eric Strub), Steven Appling of Reno, NV, Gregory, Christopher and Caroline Freistadt of Helena; niece Dixie Katter of Pleasant Hill, OR; nephews Richard Larson of Anchorage, AK, Kirk Larson of Portland and Rob Larson of Eugene; and grandnieces Tessa Wilson (Matt) of Battleground, WA, Brittany Katter of Eugene, OR, Eliana Gray of Eugene and Josh Larson of Pleasant Hill, OR.
Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 2:00 pm today, December 7 followed with military graveside honors in the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison.
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, December 7, 200
The following provided provided by Find A Grave contributor "Cara":
Richard Norton Appling, Jr., age 86, Passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2007, after a final two-month intensive battle with cancer. He died at home, aided in this journey by his family and friends.
He was born September 11, 1921 to Richard Norton Appling and Caroline Appling in Eugene, OR. After completing high school in Eugene, he enrolled in the University of Oregon, but his education was interrupted by the significant event that affected all of his generation--WWII. He returned to the U of O after the war, where he completed an undergraduate and master's degree in Geology. Richard took great pride in the years he served as a WWII pilot in the South Pacific for the US Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the US Air Force. His training began at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ, in a then-experimental joint Army Air Corps and British RAF training program. Richard actually earned two pilot's wings, one for the Army Air Corps and one for the Royal Air Force. After returning from his service in the war, he continued flying small aircraft in his field reconnaissance work with exploration geology and flew his own personal aircraft for pleasure and in service with the Washington State Civil Air Patrol.
He had actually met the fine lady he was destined to share his life with in high school, but they were not married until during the war in 1943. After several temporary home locations in Montana, Texas and Oregon, the two eventually settled in Spokane, WA, where they built a life and family around his career with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Marijane's animated personality constantly kept him on his toes and complemented him in all ways. The two were a formidable team through 58 years of marriage. His vocational career took him from the fields and wildernesses of the western United States to the position of Chief of the Western Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, headquartered in Spokane. Dick and the team under his leadership were responsible for the collecting of data, analysis and extensive documentation of new metallic mineral resources located throughout the western region. During his final years in this position, he promoted an awareness of environmental responsibility as a leader in the Northwest Mining Association. Upon his retirement in the early 1980's, Richard enjoyed traveling extensively to most of the continents of the world with his wife Marijane. They moved to Helena in 1991 to take an active part and delight in the development of their grandchildren. He authored a compilation of his experiences and anecdotes in Western US field exploration in his book, "Those Blue Remembered Hills." He continued to work on a second book, partially completed at his death, chronicling the many adventures of his life prior to and in the military, flying through the Western US, and in raising a family. A highlight of Dick's retirement was getting to know the people in Helena through his work in his daughter's antique shop, Days of Yore. Never one to sit back and accept a situation without trying to make it better, upon Marijane's diagnosis with Alzheimer's he conducted extensive research into the new and diverse treatments of the disease, which he faithfully pursued until her death in 2001. He squeezed more life out of his final two years than many can experience in a lifetime, traveling to England and many Montana, Washington and Nevada destinations. He worked in a trip to Ireland a mere four months before his passing. His fondness for strong-willed and spirited women led him to the second love of his life, Bernadette Flanagan, who accompanied him in these grand adventures. She was faithful and devoted to him, selflessly taking on the task of care giving for the final two months of his life.
Richard will be remembered for his undying optimism and compassion, his thoughtfulness and wisdom, his hard work, his lust for life 'till the very end, and for the strong positive influence he had on his family and others around him. He was an avid philosopher, naturalist, reader, writer, photographer, woodworker, hunter, traveler gardener, father and advisor. He was blessed with a most admiring family and grateful employees. He was respected by all who knew him, loved by most, only disliked by two, and in the end, forgave the few enemies he'd made in a lifetime of achievements and success.
Richard is survived by his partner Bernadette Flanagan; his son Richard Norton Appling III and his wife Chris of Winnemuca, NV; daughter Norane Appling-Freistadt and her husband Rob; grandchildren Talinna Appling (Eric Strub), Steven Appling of Reno, NV, Gregory, Christopher and Caroline Freistadt of Helena; niece Dixie Katter of Pleasant Hill, OR; nephews Richard Larson of Anchorage, AK, Kirk Larson of Portland and Rob Larson of Eugene; and grandnieces Tessa Wilson (Matt) of Battleground, WA, Brittany Katter of Eugene, OR, Eliana Gray of Eugene and Josh Larson of Pleasant Hill, OR.
Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 2:00 pm today, December 7 followed with military graveside honors in the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison.
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, December 7, 200
Richard Norton Appling, Jr., age 86, Passed away peacefully on Monday, December 3, 2007, after a final two-month intensive battle with cancer. He died at home, aided in this journey by his family and friends.
He was born September 11, 1921 to Richard Norton Appling and Caroline Appling in Eugene, OR. After completing high school in Eugene, he enrolled in the University of Oregon, but his education was interrupted by the significant event that affected all of his generation--WWII. He returned to the U of O after the war, where he completed an undergraduate and master's degree in Geology. Richard took great pride in the years he served as a WWII pilot in the South Pacific for the US Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the US Air Force. His training began at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ, in a then-experimental joint Army Air Corps and British RAF training program. Richard actually earned two pilot's wings, one for the Army Air Corps and one for the Royal Air Force. After returning from his service in the war, he continued flying small aircraft in his field reconnaissance work with exploration geology and flew his own personal aircraft for pleasure and in service with the Washington State Civil Air Patrol.
He had actually met the fine lady he was destined to share his life with in high school, but they were not married until during the war in 1943. After several temporary home locations in Montana, Texas and Oregon, the two eventually settled in Spokane, WA, where they built a life and family around his career with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Marijane's animated personality constantly kept him on his toes and complemented him in all ways. The two were a formidable team through 58 years of marriage. His vocational career took him from the fields and wildernesses of the western United States to the position of Chief of the Western Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, headquartered in Spokane. Dick and the team under his leadership were responsible for the collecting of data, analysis and extensive documentation of new metallic mineral resources located throughout the western region. During his final years in this position, he promoted an awareness of environmental responsibility as a leader in the Northwest Mining Association. Upon his retirement in the early 1980's, Richard enjoyed traveling extensively to most of the continents of the world with his wife Marijane. They moved to Helena in 1991 to take an active part and delight in the development of their grandchildren. He authored a compilation of his experiences and anecdotes in Western US field exploration in his book, "Those Blue Remembered Hills." He continued to work on a second book, partially completed at his death, chronicling the many adventures of his life prior to and in the military, flying through the Western US, and in raising a family. A highlight of Dick's retirement was getting to know the people in Helena through his work in his daughter's antique shop, Days of Yore. Never one to sit back and accept a situation without trying to make it better, upon Marijane's diagnosis with Alzheimer's he conducted extensive research into the new and diverse treatments of the disease, which he faithfully pursued until her death in 2001. He squeezed more life out of his final two years than many can experience in a lifetime, traveling to England and many Montana, Washington and Nevada destinations. He worked in a trip to Ireland a mere four months before his passing. His fondness for strong-willed and spirited women led him to the second love of his life, Bernadette Flanagan, who accompanied him in these grand adventures. She was faithful and devoted to him, selflessly taking on the task of care giving for the final two months of his life.
Richard will be remembered for his undying optimism and compassion, his thoughtfulness and wisdom, his hard work, his lust for life 'till the very end, and for the strong positive influence he had on his family and others around him. He was an avid philosopher, naturalist, reader, writer, photographer, woodworker, hunter, traveler gardener, father and advisor. He was blessed with a most admiring family and grateful employees. He was respected by all who knew him, loved by most, only disliked by two, and in the end, forgave the few enemies he'd made in a lifetime of achievements and success.
Richard is survived by his partner Bernadette Flanagan; his son Richard Norton Appling III and his wife Chris of Winnemuca, NV; daughter Norane Appling-Freistadt and her husband Rob; grandchildren Talinna Appling (Eric Strub), Steven Appling of Reno, NV, Gregory, Christopher and Caroline Freistadt of Helena; niece Dixie Katter of Pleasant Hill, OR; nephews Richard Larson of Anchorage, AK, Kirk Larson of Portland and Rob Larson of Eugene; and grandnieces Tessa Wilson (Matt) of Battleground, WA, Brittany Katter of Eugene, OR, Eliana Gray of Eugene and Josh Larson of Pleasant Hill, OR.
Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 2:00 pm today, December 7 followed with military graveside honors in the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison.
Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, December 7, 200
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