Richard Arden "Dick" McGregor

Dick was born on October 17, 1924 in Lansing, Michigan to Elsie and Bruce McGregor, and passed away on October 4, 2010 at the age of 85 in Eureka, California. Dick grew up on a small farm, hunting and fishing with his younger brother, Bruce, Jr.Dick excelled in school and sports, playing both baseball and football. He graduated from West Branch High School in Lansing, Michigan in 1942, and immediately joined the U.S. Marine Corps to help the war effort. Dick served as a corporal in the US Marine Corps from 1943-1949, with duty in Guam from 1944-1945, and in the occupation of China in 1945-1946. Dick moved to Eureka in 1949, where he met Miriam "Mim" Marsh, who would become his wife of 60 years. Dick and Mim married at the Lutheran Church parsonage on Henderson Street in Eureka on June 29, 1950. Dick, Mim, and their sons moved from Eureka to Sacramento in 1957, and then on to Orange County in 1960. Dick worked in financial and security fields for several companies in southern California, before getting his favorite job - the one he'd retire from - with Transamerica in 1970. As Audit Coordinator with Transamerica, he investigated fraud, theft, and other white-collar crimes, which resulted in convictions from border-to-border in both the US and Canada. Following their retirements in 1987, Dick, Mim, and their granddaughter, Jeni, moved back to Eureka into Mim's family home on Williams Street.In retirement, Dick spent many hours working on their home, taking part in their granddaughter's activities, and gardening with Mim. Dick was an excellent chef and baker. His favorite thing do as he got older was to cook and bake for his family. Dick is survived by his wife, Mim McGregor of Eureka; brother and sister-in-law Bruce and Jane McGregor of Saginaw, Michigan; son Rick of Hayward, California; son Randy and daughter-in-law Elaine McGregor of Nampa, Idaho; son Ray and daughter-in-law Debi McGregor of Fontana, California; son Bruce McGregor of Anaheim, California; granddaughters Kristie Mann of Castaic, California, Jeni McGregor-Sullivan of Albany, California, and Dawn McGregor of Corning, New York; grandsons Brian McGregor of Sonora, California, and Daren McGregor of Hayward, California; great-grandchildren Blake, Katelyn, Amber, and Troy Mann of Castaic, California; Brian, Jr., Kaitlyn, Gabriel, and Jessi McGregor of Sonora, California; and Breanna and Arianna McGregor of Corning, New York; and his "almost, sort of, kind of granddaughter", Suzannah (Siekmann) Nason of San Bruno, California. Memorial services, officiated by Rev. Robert Siekmann, were held on October 8, 2010 at Ocean View Cemetery Chapel in Eureka, California. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Please sign the guest book at www.Times-Standard.com, click obits.