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Richard Maloof Obituary
Rick is well known as a photographer-philosopher. His work has been shown in many local galleries, and it continues to enliven many walls.
Rick leaves behind a wife of 32 years, Joan Maloof; five children, Natalie Maloof, Richard Maloof Jr. of Quantico, Traci Stroupe of Lost Creek, W.Va., David Maloof of Big Sur, Calif., and Alyssa Maloof of Philadelphia; and two brothers, Daniel and Robert Maloof. He was preceded in death by his parents, Caroline Morris Watson Maloof and Daniel Maloof. Rick made friends very easily and he also leaves behind many close friends.
Rick Maloof was born in Boston in 1942. He graduated from Bladensburg High School in 1959, and joined the Army in 1960. He was part of a long range recon patrol company and later joined the Special Forces. He served his country in Vietnam and eventually became a commissioned officer, attaining the rank of captain. Although Rick served 23 years in the Army, he was a pacifist at heart and supported many organizations promoting nonviolence.
Rick led an adventurous life and had many skills. He traveled all around the world, including Greece, India, Thailand, Pakistan, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Korea, Indonesia and many more places. He was a pilot, a skydiver, a scuba diver and a backpacker. In addition, he was a great cook and a lover of fine red wines. He felt very satisfied with all that he had experienced, and he left this life with no regrets.
There will be a memorial service to celebrate his life in January. Check his blog, RickstersRighteousRamblings. blogspot.com, for details. Donations in his memory will be used to print a book of his forest photography. Any proceeds from the book will be used to support the Old Growth Forest Network, another cause he supported. Donations may be made to Rick Maloof Photography, 4701 Whitehaven Road, Quantico, Md. 21856.
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Memories and Condolences
for Richard Maloof
Wanda Berthold
January 26, 2011
Our condolences to all the family in your loss.
Wanda Berthold and Family
Angie Travers
January 10, 2011
I'm thankful to have had the chance to meet Rick Maloof!I have met so many wonderful people with so many gifts.Rick you will so live on!Every time we sing "four bowls of colour" it will be for you and your family!
January 9, 2011
To Joan and Rick's family - so sad to hear about Rick. He was such a special person and will be very much missed. Gloria Smith (from the Artists' Co-op) Feasterville, PA
Jamie Williamson
January 9, 2011
Rick was my friend and mentor, an inspiration to me and others in so many ways. He's greatly loved and missed.
Wanda Berthold
January 8, 2011
I have many wonderful memories of Rick and his biologic family that will always live with me in my heart. My most sincere Sympathy goes out to his Wife Joan,his children,Friends and all of the Maloof family.
vera
January 7, 2011
He made me smile, laugh, and was so full of life. So sad to hear. Mojo Magic to family. He an inspiration to so many of us.
Elaine Cottle
January 7, 2011
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.
Lee Halloran
January 7, 2011
To Joan and family,
I am so very sorry for your loss. Rick was so special to the Beebe Foundation and especially to me. He made our events look so wonderful in his photos and I will miss him tremendously.
Andrea Jones
January 7, 2011
Dear Joan,Alyssa, and Family and Friends, I am very sad to learn of the loss of Rick. It has been many years since I was in touch but when I heard the news, my eys filled and I thought of that fabulous twinkle in his eye, his magnificant voice and smile. What a special man and talented too! He made my band, Red Letter Day in the begining when we had no idea what we were doing, look like we were ready for show business for sure with the pictures he captured. And as I rooted through the RLD archives this week, I noticed that Rick's photos are indeed the best promotional pictures we ever had.AND the parties were good to if I remember correctly. I am very honored to have known him.Love to your family. aj
Suzanna Mallow
January 7, 2011
Rick's creativity flowed outside of even himself to influence artists like myself and others! On New Years eve in Snow Hill Maryland, many in the room at the Palette danced and sang a tribute to his life and influence as we sang "Four Bowls of Colour", a song directly written after one of Rick's photographs touched my soul.
Rick you rule!
January 6, 2011
Dear Joan,
We were visiting our older son & family in Indiana last week, so it was a great shock to just learn of Rick's death. As so many others have noted, it's difficult for me to understand the passing of such a happy, peaceful, outgoing, generous man. Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss. His legacy is guaranteed through your beautiful daughter and his other children. I will always cherish the fun times we had at the Halloween parties at your house on the Wicomico River.
Best wishes,
Bill Grogan, Gainesville, Florida
Martha McGann
January 4, 2011
Dear Joan and Alyssa,
Just heard about Rick. I'm so sorry for you and Alyssa and his other family members. We will always remember the wonderful times we had together on Park Avenue when Alyssa and Meredith were so young. I still have the wonderful picture that Rick took of the girls sitting on your couch so long ago. Jack and I are deeply saddened by your loss. Take care of yourselves. Love, Martha and Jack
Joe & Kim Fehrer
January 4, 2011
Dear Joan,
We are so sorry to hear of Rick's passing; the memory that will always come to mind is of two people totally in love, and always striving to do good.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you now...
January 4, 2011
My husband and I are so sorry to hear of Rick's passing. Rick photographed our wedding. I had a chance to continue to know Rick through Fager's Island. This is such a sad loss for all that knew him.
-Alexandra
Walter Debany
January 3, 2011
Rick,
In ROTC, you were the master and without question one of the most influencial people in my life. Fare thee well my friend and when we're together again let's rest in the shade of the tree and talk of things that make us laugh. Thanks for making a difference in my life--
January 3, 2011
Dear Joan,
I am late in learning about Rick's death and I am shocked...What an incredible man. So helpful and generous - a real positive force in the world.
We so enjoyed the luncheons at your house on the river. The film he made of the 25th Anniversary of Joseph House is a real treasure.
I don't want to think about a world without Rick, so I am glad that I believe his spirit lives on.
Joan, you and Rick were a beautifully matched couple. I pray that you will feel his presence and take comfort from that and the love of family and friends.
Let us know when and how we can help.
Peace, Sr. Connie and all of the Little Sisters of Jesus & Mary
January 3, 2011
Rick Maloof came into our lives at Fager's Island almost 20 years ago. The
loss of this man has left so many of us with such a deep sorrow but at the same time with a sense of happiness that we not only knew him as a friend, he became like one of the family. He made everything he touched serene and lovely.
He will always be with us as our memories of times shared are so precious. Angela
Scott Pearlman
January 3, 2011
I got to know Rick at SSC when I was in the second ROTC class there. From the moment I met him I knew I was in the presance of a great man. He taught me a lot about the army, survival and life. He knew how to have a good time and to help others have a good time and to smile. Though I haven't seen him in over 20 years I thought of him often and will remember him always.
January 2, 2011
I am very sorry to hear of Rick's passing. He photographed my wedding and was a very nice man. Sincerely, Marian Unterman
Leah Olsen
January 2, 2011
"He was an amazing person from start to finish. Our first meeting with him my husband and I fell in love with him. I cherish the memories that he created for us on our special day." Leah and Eric Olsen
John Verrill
January 2, 2011
Joan and family,
Rick's full and abundant life was well lived. His work is inspirational and will be a keepsake of his life. We look at his wonderful wedding photos of our son Nathan and his wife Kate at Old Green Hill often and they will serve as our reminders of his generous talents.
May God comfort you in your grief and loss.
John and Carol Verrill
January 2, 2011
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you during your time of mourning...Monica Wheatley
Ann Barse
January 2, 2011
Dear Joan, Alyssa and family,
Joe and I are so sad that Rick lost his battle. I am glad that I got to know him in Roatan, Curacao and many times in between. He was a wonderful man, touched many lives, and will be greatly missed. Joe and I also have and will continue to cherish our amazing wedding pictures that Rick took in 1996. Our prayers are with you all.
Ann Barse and Joe Byrne
Theresa & Nato
January 2, 2011
All our love and support to Joan, Alyssa and family.
We feel Rick's inspiration shining through our dear friend Alyssa.... and our very thankful.
Krista Vinkemulder
January 1, 2011
as i read this, the entries of support are raining in, and the rain is falling outside here in Atlanta as well. I will see you all in January. God Blessed us with Rick and He will continue to bless us with warm community, hugs and love. (Krista Vinkemulder, Atlanta, GA)
Steven Hicks
January 1, 2011
Although we'd not been close over the past few years, Rick was an unwilling mentor in my life (true of more than me I'm sure...). I appreciated how he lived, how he loved, and how he shared his life with others. I've just learned of his passing through a mutual friend, but the hole this has left in me won't ever be filled. I am more because of his living, and less with his passing.
December 31, 2010
Joan, Natalie, and the Maloof family, we are very sadden to hear of Rick's passing; we're truly sorry for your loss of a very talented and compassionate man. We were so lucky to utilize his talents and artistry with capturing our engagement photo's in 1999 and also our wedding reception photo's in 2000 at Seacret's in Ocean City, MD. We still talk about Rick 11 years later and we are honored to have known him. His memory and photography will live on forever. God bless. Rick & Amy Taylor (Quakertown, PA)
Cheryl Nemazie
December 31, 2010
Rick has influenced so many photographers, including myself. His photographs from the various destinations to which he traveled truly reflected his passion for living. I can only imagine he is holding court in the life beyond with the same ease and laughter he did while on earth. He is dearly missed!
Terry Cohen
December 31, 2010
Joan and Family,
Tim and I are so sad to learn of the loss of your beloved Rick. I met Rick in the late '80s when working at SU, and after that, our paths kept crossing. We feel so blessed to have known him -- that electric smile, that warmth in his twinkling eyes, his fabulous sense of humor. Because of the person he was and his talent, it was natural to choose him as our wedding photographer, so we have something very special and personal with which to remember him. He epitomized "joie de vivre," such joy in everything he did. This written tribute captures that so well, and he will be so greatly missed by so many. Please know our hearts are with you at this time.
Eileen Johnson
December 30, 2010
It's heartbreaking for a man who so loved life to die. He was always ready with a smile and good conversation. He blessed many with his photographic talents and opened his home and heart to all.
Davina Grace Hill
December 30, 2010
Joan and Alyssa -- looking at that photo of the vibrant man I remember, it is unfathomable to think that he is gone. My deepest sympathies to you both. Take peace in knowing that his spirit lives in all of us lucky enough to have known him.
December 30, 2010
Rick will so missed. He was such a talented man. He doated a couple of his portraits to the Sarah Foxwell Memorail Scholarship Benefit, to be auctioned off. I fell in love with his work and he gave me one of his framed portraits. He had taken it of his back yard. It is so beautiful. Everytime he camed into the office I joked with him asking him when he was moving from his home so I could move in...We always laughed about it. My thoughts and prayers to the family and know his work will live forever, especially with me. God Bless.......
TeriLyn Darby
Betty Lou Smith
December 30, 2010
Dear Joan and Alyssa, I am so sorry for your loss. Rick was a wonderful person and a great photographer. I will always cherish the picture he took of Alyssa, Jill, Kibble and Julie when they were in grade school.
Kent Kimmel & Ruth Carroll
December 30, 2010
To Joan and the family,
Please accept our most sincere sympathy at your loss. Rick was without doubt a most gentle man, one who was a joy to have in our midst. We will always remember the wonderful time we had with him as he photographed our wedding. You are in our thoughts.
Bill Gore
December 30, 2010
We enjoyed many good times with Rick and Joan as our children grew up. Our thoughts are with you, Joan and Alissa.
The Gore family
Lynn Adkins
December 30, 2010
So sorry for your loss - Rick photographed our wedding in 1987 and he was so nice to us, as though we were long lost friends. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.
Rene Niblett
December 30, 2010
To the family,
My heart goes out to each and everyone of you during your time of sorrow. You are in my prayers!
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