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He was born on August 6, 1941, in Geary, Oklahoma, where he lived until the fifth grade. The family then moved to Yukon, where Richard attended Yukon Public Schools, graduating with the Class of 1959. It was in Yukon that he met the love of his life, Wynona Ann McPherson, and the two were married on August 22, 1959.
Richard is survived by his devoted wife of 66 years, Wynona; three children: Jana West and husband John of Yukon, Mike Blake and wife Sherri of Columbia, South Carolina, and Mark Blake and wife Roxana of Yukon; seven grandchildren: Jennifer, Jason, Tyler, Colbi, Mika, Jessica, and Joshua; and eleven great-grandchildren.
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