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Richard Perry Obituary
1/12/1947-2/14/2025
Salt Lake City, UT-Richard Quintin Perry passed away February 15, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a brief battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
Richard was born January 12, 1947, in Boise, Idaho. He graduated from Borah High School. He continued his education at the University of Idaho where he received a B.A. in Business. After graduation, he served in the National Guard for three years. He then embarked on a very successful, fifty-year career, as an insurance agent in Boise and Salt Lake City, where he owned the Richard Q. Perry Insurance Agency.
He is survived by three cousins, Fred Mack of Boise, ID; Janie McCorkle (Mack) of Boise, ID; Margaret Watson (Mack) of Parma, ID; Brother-in-law, Craig Elliott of Concord CA; niece, Margaret Elliott of Concord CA; nephew Craig Elliott II, his wife Nicole, and their two sons, Jackson and Thomas of Alameda, CA.
He was proceeded in death by his mother, Margaret Shirley Perry (Mack), his father James W. Perry, both of Boise, ID, and his sister, Susan Perry (Elliott) of Concord, CA.
Richard will be interred in the Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, Idaho. A Celebration of Life will be held in his honor in McCall, ID this summer.
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Pat Whipkey
May 27, 2025
Rest in peace Richard
Bonnie Phillips
March 27, 2025
We so enjoyed Richard's visits at our gallery over the years. Our condolences to the family.
Bonnie Phillips
Richard S Adams
March 25, 2025
44 + years ago, I was instructed to get Office Insurance from our Landlord at the old Crane Building, R Q Perry Insurance Agency was on the 2nd floor in his first operation and thus, a long business and personal friendship began. RQ, you will me missed by a lot of friends and business people.
Vivian K Perry
March 23, 2025
I was married to Richard Perry from 1972 until 2001. We had many happy and unhappy times together. I choose to remember his spirit, his love of life, his sense of humor, and the fun we had together. RIP Richard.
Curtis Ward
March 22, 2025
Richard was a great insurance agent and a good friend. He always knew the best places to stay and dine and plays to see. RIP RQP.
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