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Richard Pierre Bartel Tyson passed away in Pasadena, California on August 8, 2016. Preceded in death by his wife Mary, he is survived by daughters Candis Ipswitch (Roger), Julia La Grua (Tom) and Brooke Tyson, and grandchildren Flannery, Rosemary and Beatrice La Grua. Born May 23, 1919 in Tacoma Washington, four month old Richard and his parents Agnes and Albin Thiesen moved to California. Raised in South Pasadena, Pasadena, Altadena, and San Marino he attended Oneonta, Polytechnic, South Pasadena/San Marino High and Pasadena Junior College where he met a gorgeous 15 year old girl named Mary Webster and fell in lifelong love. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor he entered the Navy V7 program at USC and was commissioned an officer serving on sub-chasers, destroyer escorts, and the battleship California. He earned his Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School and practiced criminal law in Pasadena for over 50 years, taking particular pleasure in the years spent in partnership with his daughter Candis. Richard was a member of the Overland Club, the Valley Hunt Club, Pasadena University Club and Pasadena Rotary. He served as Chairman of the State Bar Committee on Criminal Law and Procedure and was a Past President of the Pasadena Bar Association. He received the Pasadena Bar Association's Donald R. Wright Distinguished Service Award and the Criminal Courts Bar Association's two major awards, the Jerry Giesler Memorial Award in recognition of his dedication to the defense of persons charged with crimes, and the Joseph Rosen Justice Award as outstanding trial lawyer. He loved his family, USC football, duck hunting and albacore fishing, and was a raconteur par excellence. A celebration of his life will be held for all his many friends September 9, 2016. For specifics call Candis or Julia at (626) 792-1156.
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Sandy Maple Brassard
April 21, 2021
Richard and Mary Tyson were my folks best friends in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. We enjoyed many family/friend get-togethers over the years. Brooke Tyson was the flower girl in our wedding in 1963. My condolences to the family.
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