Richard Wellman, 52

• Added: 05-07-2025
• Died: Jan 1st, 1970

• Hometown: Hanford, CA
• Occupation: Father

About Richard: Born in San Diego, CA. in 1961, his life was full of joys and sorrows much like the Blessed Mother and St Joseph. As a hard worker, he learned a great deal of skills like being a mechanic and even carpenter, to start. His skills served him well up until he was in a work accident when 55gal drum fell from the second story of the building he was working on and crushed his knees. He would never work again.After a tragic event in the family, he and his bride of three years stepped up to father his 3 nephews and niece because his own father said on his death bed that he was to keep his family together, no matter what. He wouldn't have been able to be there for the children, if not for the fact that he was permanently disabled. He would even take ditch days from school with the kids to go to the beach. Over the years, he helped to raise not only his brother's children, but three more of his own. He was such an amazing person. He would make friends and would invite them to stay with us growing up. He made everyone feel invited into his life. He was such a proud parent of seven children in the home that he would often brag to passers-by that we made honor roll or won some prize at school for one thing or another. more... less...