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Richard Mulhern Obituary

Richard Ellwood Mulhern, Sr., 79 Passed away peacefully at his home in Tempe on Saturday, July 19, 2003. He was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1923. He served our country as an Army Air Force fighter pilot during the WWII, He graduated from the University of Colorado had a successful 30 year career as an architect/ developer. While attending college he met and married Veronica Lee Turgeon. They had 12 children - six boys and six girls. They moved the fam-ily to Tempe in 1969 and remained here the rest of their lives. Veronica passed away in September of 1998. The couple was married for 49 years. Richard is survived by his children Michael/Sharla, Richard, Jr./Liz, Patricia/ Darrell Nance, Peggy, Mary, Kathy, Libby Miller, Bob/Tina, John, Tom, Paul/Jessica and Carolyn, 30 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and William Mulhern (brother). Services will be held on Wednesday, July 23rd at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Tempe at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa. You were the BEST dad anyone could ever ask for!

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Jul. 20, 2003.

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