University of Washington Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Richard HEDEEN
Richard Leonard HEDEEN Richard Leonard Hedeen, age 88, a resident of Issaquah died in Kirkland on May 15, 2013, after a long illness. Rick was born April 26, 1925 in Seattle to Carl Olaf Hedeen, a building contractor, and Alma Bernhardine Erickson Hedeen. Rick grew up in Seattle and attended Roosevelt High School where he played varsity basketball. In his senior year during WWII, Rick enlisted in the Navy and qualified for the Navy's V-12A program to become a naval aviator. After WWII,...