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David Rice |
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David Rice Resident of
San RamonDavid Wingate Rice
passed away at the age of 86 in
San Ramon on Thursday, May 18,
2006 surrounded by family. David was a
San Ramon resident since 1978,
and formerly a resident of
San Lorenzo for 36 years. Born in
Los Angeles on February 16, 1920,
he spent his childhood in
Berkeley then in Lafayette. He
graduated from the University of
California,
Berkeley, Class of 1942. He
married Dorothy Friend Weeks on January
15, 1943 with whom he would continue a
loving relationship for 63 years.
In 1943 he
received his commission from the
U.S. Navy and was assigned to the
heavy cruiser USS San Francisco where he
served in the Pacific Theater as gunnery
officer and later as communications
officer. Dorothy graduated from UCB at
the same time he received his
commission. David was an
elementary school administrator in the
San Lorenzo School District for 37 years
serving as the principal of numerous
schools, opening Lewelling Elementary
School, and also serving as principal of
Bohannon Middle School, and David E.
Martin, Hillside,
Corvallis, and Fairmont
Elementary Schools. After he retired, he
developed a passion for designing and
building fine furniture, which he
pursued until shortly until his death.
David enjoyed backpacking in the
High Sierra, was an avid fly
fisherman and a gifted gardener who
specialized in orchids and begonias.
Above all he was a proud and dedicated
family man who built a home for his
family in Lafayette and a cabin in
Cold Springs, CA. Upon his
retirement, he traveled extensively with
his family and friends including all the
lower 48 States and
Hawaii, and throughout
Europe and the
Middle East. He was a proud
member of the Mayflower Society and the
USS San
Francisco (CA3) Survivors Association.
He was dearly loved and
will be deeply missed by his wife,
Dorothy W. Rice, of
San Ramon; sons, David W. Rice
Jr. (Frances) of Livermore, William A.
Rice (Judith) of
San Ramon, Robert L. Rice of
Modesto, and daughter, Carol L.
Rice (Guy Gettle) of Alamo; brother,
Richard B. Rice of Davis, and sister,
Nancy R. Benedetti of Castro Valley;
sister-in-law, Jeanne Rice of
Carmichael; and grandchildren, Arlyn
Rice, Ashley Rice, Christopher Rice,
Julia Gettle, and Gwendolyn Gettle.
Preceded in death in 2003 by his
brother, George A. Rice Jr., in 1991, by
his granddaughter, Heather Lyn Rice, and
in 1936 by his sister, Margaret (Peggy).
A
reception and celebration of his life
will be held on Sunday, June 11, from
2-6 p.m. at the Faculty Club at the
University of California,
Berkeley. Arrangements have been
made for guest parking - please call
(925) 944-5282 for a permit.
Private inurnment will
be at the San Joaquin Valley National
Cemetery. Donations in memory of David
W. Rice can be made to the San Lorenzo
School District Scholarship Foundation,
15510 Usher St., San Lorenzo, CA 94580.
Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel
(925) 934-5400
Published in the
Contra Costa Times from 5/26/2006
- 5/29/2006. |
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