Richard George Fairbanks

It was such a shock for me to hear that my dear friend Rich has passed away so soon. My memories of Rich and Nadine are so very precious to me and my family. I wish I had known sooner so that could have attended his funeral and given Nadine a hug. I will see you again as soon as it time for me to join Paul, my four children, and you my mentor.

After watching the broadcast at Jamestown I realized that Rich knew my good friends Richard and Kathy Halverson. We attending the Garden Heights ward in SLC together. Wish we could have made that connection while he was living but he did not want to talk about himself that much.

Rich helped jump start my car and follow me to Edgemont Service to have a new battery ordered. Then he installed the new battery for me. Only a few days later he had to jump start the car again with a dead battery because the map light did not automatically turn off. He was such a great help to an independent woman in need. Thanks to God for noble good men like Rich!

April of 2025 has meant the passing of two of my boyhood heroes and examples. Seeing the passing of Butch, after attending Kent Norris funeral last week was another shock of aging and the fragile nature of life. Butch was such an outstanding person, and amazing athlete. The Christensen Hewlett award, named after my brother and his dear friend was never awarded to any East High athlete more deserving and exemplary thatn the first one, RIchard Fairbanks. I attended that award ceremony as a 12...

I was saddened and shocked to pull up the obituaries and see Richard's picture. His brother Lynn and wife Carol lived next door to my family while I was growing up and would occasionally see Butch at his brother's home. It wasn't till I was at the "Y" that he and Nadine became my good friends. I always admired Richard for his interest in others. He was kind, intelligent and honorable. My husband and I had dinner at their home at few years back along with two other couples. It was the...

I´m very saddened to pull up the obituaries and see Richard´s. Richard was a good friend while at the Y. A kind, thoughtful and righteous man who was admired by so many. I express heartfelt sympathy to his dear family.