17 Jan 1949 - 19 Sep 1996
Richard Lee Gilman was a United States Army veteran, having served his country in the Vietnam war. Richard was a 1967 graduate of Burbank High School in Burbank, California.
Next to his senior picture it says the following: Elec. Civil Air Patrol Capt., Will be going to school and then enlist in the navy.
Richard passed away in Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon on September 19, 1996. Richard was living in Oregon at the time of his death.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Joseph William Gilman and Ruth Louise Corl. He was survived by at least one daughter, Tracy. He was buried in the Miller Cemetery, Scio, Oregon.
A classmate remembers Richard Gilman:
I was a close friend of him during High School, in his senior year he dropped out his last year and I lost contact. I found out that he was in the Army and in Vietnam. I was drafted and served my term in Germany. When I got out, I met Richard again. I got married and only saw him occasionally. Then I lost track of him until I received a phone call from his sister that he had died. The story I got from her that he was on the road with his truck and was not feeling well, he pulled into a truck stop and died. I do miss him but time has changed our friendship that we had in High School. My mom always talked about him she really liked him. I guess she can talk to him now since she passed away this year. Richard was a great friend and always be .
Kees de Vries, BHS 1967
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