Dickie Larsen 1943 – 2022

Richard Allen Larsen aka “Dickie” was born on October 30, 1943 in CutBank, MT to Albert and Valborg Island. He passed away on July 9, 2022 in Indio, CA.

When born, Dickie joined a sister, Darlene, and brothers Ronnie and Orville. When he was an infant, his mother passed and he was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Evald and Violet Larsen, gaining another brother, Vyrion. After living his early life in rural Montana and graduating from Plentywood High School in 1961, Dickie moved to Tacoma, Washington to join his brother Orville and brotherin- law Butch McLaughlin in the construction business, where he eventually became a licensed electrician.

In 1968, he married Linda and adopted her two daughters, Deni...