Louise Frisbie Richardson Dec. 14, 1915 - April 8, 2010 Resident of Pleasanton 94, passed away on April 8, 2010 in Pleasanton, California. She was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. She was born on Dec. 14, 1915 to Edward and Jessie Frisbie in Redding, California. She received a BA in English from UC Berkeley in 1937 and married the late John Reginald Richardson in 1938. Louise worked with the Oakland Shipyard computers during WWII. In 1946, the Richardsons moved to Southern Californian (Malibu) where Dr. Richardson worked as a professor of Physics at UCLA. Louise also enjoyed their summer home in Canada and retirement in Maui. Her favorite activities were travel, which she did extensively, and crafts. Louise devoted her life to her husband and her two daughters. She is survived by her two daughters: Pamela Chrisman (Ken) of Pleasanton; Barbara McKenzie (Donald) of Vancouver, Canada; grandchildren: Karl Chrisman (Tamara) of Livermore; Brian Chrisman (Hanyi) of San Jose; Michelle Frank (Matt) of Pleasanton; Grant McKenzie of Vancouver, Canada; Kari-Jean McKenzie of Vancouver, Canada and eight great grand-children. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, April 17 at Graham-Hitch Mortuary, 4167 First Street, Pleasanton, California.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle on Apr. 11, 2010.

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Meg Epperly

April 21, 2010

I am so sorry for your loss, Pam and Ken. And sorry I missed the funeral. Tamara said it was lovely.

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April 10, 2010

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