Richard J. Stoehr

Richard J Stoehr Mining Engineer Richard passed away on September 30, 2008 at the age of 81 after fighting a long hard battle with cancer. Richard J. Stoehr, born in Cedar Rapids, IA, March 5, 1927, served his country in WWII in the Navy in the South Pacific Theater. He graduated as a Mining Engineer/ Geologist from Iowa State University in Ames Iowa. He was married to Margaret Webb for 59 years. Together they raised two children. They lived in several mining camps including Trojan, South Dakota where he managed a gold mine, La Sal, Utah, Reno, NV, Grants, NM. They moved to Belvedere, CA in 1964 and have resided there since. Dick, as he was called, was a Vice President and Director of the Homestake Mining Company and served that company for 43 years. He also operated his own International Mine Management Consulting business for the past 22 years. He was elected a director to serve on 10 different mining company boards, three in Canada, one in Chile, one in Peru and five in the United States. He loved the mining business, was a Registered Geologist and able to serve as advisor to numerous management groups that involved a great many interesting mining projects. He received several accolades for his professional achievements including the Mining Gold Medal (1989). He greatly enjoyed teaching and working with young engineers and it was a special pleasure for him to share mining experiences with his son Larry who is also a mining engineer. His work took him to many places around the world and he and Margaret traveled together and had some very rich adventures. Dick greatly enjoyed his family, sailing, gardening and he was a 50 year member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and a member of Peace Lutheran Church of Mill Valley. Dick is survived by his beloved wife Margaret, son Larry, daughter-in-law Kathy, daughter Susan, son-in-law Evan and six grandchildren, Mark, Renee, Wyatt Heather, Lucy and Bryan. A celebration of Dick's life will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 240 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon on Saturday, October 4, at 11:00 am. In lieu of sending flowers, please make a donation to the Lukemia Foundation.