Eagle Creek resident Richard Teplick died on August 16, 2013. A memorial service was held at St. Michael Catholic Church in Sandy, Oregon on August 20, 2013. He was 71.
Richard was born in Brooklyn, New York to John and Mary (Andrick) Teplick on March 18, 1942. He grew up in Michigan where he spent his years in school and attended University of Michigan before moving to Oregon in the early 1970s.
He worked for Boeing for 26 years as a machine programmer until retiring in 2001. Richard regularly attended St. Michael Catholic Church, the church meant a lot to him.
He was a great outdoorsman and thoroughly enjoyed cross country skiing, bicycle racing and horseback riding. He was an animal lover and it gave him great pleasure to have his dogs run beside him as he rode his horse, D.
Survivors include his wife Lee and daughter Dawn Teplick.