Richard Bergamini

I first met Dick in the fall of 1985 when I moved from Michigan in search of a teaching position in the San Francisco Bay area. Dick was the Principal at Shadelands Center in Concord, California and he hired me as a Special Day Class teacher in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Dick made my transition to a new place and new position effortless and welcoming. Right from the start, Dick showed such faith and confidence in me. Little did I know this early in my career that Dick would...

What a wonderful friend he was to us. He will be deeply missed.

Dear Jan and the Bergimini family, Well, it was a bit shocking to hear of Mr. B´s passing. We are so sorry we did not know sooner as it was a privilege to know Dick and also would´ve been a privilege to be at his wake. You know, his obituary covers a lot of who this wonderful man was and will forever be eternally in our lives. He was pure joy and a true inspiration due to his Natural way of genuinely being himself which was a gift to us all. Boy, could we use more like him. He will always...