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1950
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2024
Richard Tullar Obituary
Rick is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Tullar; his son, Timothy Tullar; his daughter, Katherine Tullar; his brother, Thomas Tullar (Donna); his brother-in-law, Steve Hardy and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Arizona Superior Court Judge Robert S Tullar, his mother, Alice Tullar, his two sisters Carol Stageman (Dennis) and Barbara Tullar.
The services will be held on June 20, 2024, at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, 8650 N Shannon Rd, Tucson AZ 85742. The rosary will begin at 10:30 am, followed by the funeral mass. The burial will be held in a private ceremony in Coronado, CA. Those wishing to make memorial gifts, may do so to: Casa Maria Soup Kitchen, casamariatucson.org, 352 E 25th St, Tucson, AZ 85713.
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Dave Wright
May 6, 2025
Hi
Dave Wright here
Just wanted to share that I've written 5 or so stories about some childhood experiences I had with my friend 'Ritchie' it's been really sweet for me and I'm happy to share. Not sure how to get them to you guys?
David Wright
April 22, 2025
Elizabeth
I so glad you wrote back. Legacy has my email so please feel free to write. I'm so sorry about Kate.
I've written about a couple of our experiences already. Not sure how to get them to you. The first one to come up was when we found some old golf clubs and balls and went out behind the oleanders in their back yard and 'golfed' we made holes out of coffee cans. Little mounds of dirt for tees. We were about 11? Soooo fun. I have a whole story so...
Take care. I'm in Tempe now. Been married 51 years and 3 great kids
Elizabeth Tullar
April 21, 2025
Dave, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to view those childhood memories that you are willing to share. I am sure that his son, Tim, would also love reading them. Our daughter, Kate, unfortunately also passed away in December of 2024.
Dave Wright
April 18, 2025
Wow. I lived a couple doors down from the Tullars and Ritchie and I were pretty much inseparable for a number of years. I just wanted to look him up so I'm very sad I didn't try to connect sooner. I started listing experiences we had together as kids on Loretta Drive and only came up with about 30 in ten minutes or so:) I hope to write about some or maybe all of them just for myself but I'd be glad to pass them along if you guys want. Man, I wish I'd gotten to see him. Blessings to all of you guys. Hope you're doing well.
Marta Hippert Izo
June 18, 2024
Rick and I went to school together for all 12 years at our wonderful catholic schools in Tucson. He was handsome, smart and very quiet. When I was in high school I actually had a crush on him. Nothing ever came of my crush but he was still a friend. So sorry to hear of his passing, praying for him and his loved ones. Marta Izo
Elizabeth Tullar
June 11, 2024
Rick was a very quiet man. He loved his family intensely and was one of the most forgiving humans that ever lived. One of our family friends observed that Rick loved anyone that loved his family. These words are such a wonderful tribute to him. His greatest single asset was his incredible kindness. Everyone that knew him knew that. And while he possessed a very dry and clever sense of humor, his humor was never at the expense of someone else, which is not an easy feat.
Rick was an extremely intelligent man, easily memorizing long poems. And he never forgot a name. He was a voracious reader and could not understand that bringing a book to a party might not be appropriate. He also thrived on hard, physical labor, and worked for over 35 years in the Production Department of Tucson Newspapers, Inc.
He was also a total math geek and carried an amazing number of math formulas in his head. He could pull those formulas up, at the appropriate time, and solve them in his head, before we could look the information up on our cell phones. He loved Pi Day and would remind the family every year what day it was, and he always gave us the long version of Pi. For an encore, he died on Pi Day (3/14) at Pi time (3:14 pm).
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