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ROSENBLATT--Richard D.

Richard David Rosenblatt, 91 of La Jolla, California died peacefully at home on February 11, 2018 surrounded by his beloved wife and children. Born in New York City to William and Therese Steinhardt Rosenblatt, he attended Riverdale Country School, Staunton Military Academy and graduated West Point in the class of 1949. He was a pilot and OSI counterintelligence analyst in Europe, an instructor with the Foreign Legion in Algeria and a test pilot and aid to the head of the Strategic Air Command Depot in Casablanca, Morocco. His career then included industrial engineering, publishing, underwriting and founding an advertising firm in New York. He co-authored a novel "Black Gold Grey" with Col. George Crall, USMC and won five gold medals in the senior Olympics in San Diego. Last year Dick published "On Borrowed Time", a remarkable selection of 40 short story memoirs in which he shares dramatic events from a childhood in the south of France to encounters with movie stars, moguls, scientists, generals, explorers, athletes, crooks and sociopaths. He is survived by Lois, his wife of 58 years, three daughters, Julie Kleban of San Diego, Emily Gatewood of Baltimore and Amy Warfield of Palm Beach, a son, Michael, of Carlsbad, CA, seven grandchildren, and a brother, Peter, of Washington, DC. A second son, James, predeceased him.

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Published by New York Times on Feb. 25, 2018.

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Sue Grant

February 26, 2018

Richard Bach wrote
Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
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