A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
From the Fresno Bee, Fresno, California, February 19, 2012: Max K. Richie's full life ended on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Born August 10, 1921, he grew up in Randsburg before his family moved to Rialto, California. During WWII he joined the U.S. Merchant Marine and advanced to Chief Engineer on Turbo Electric Tankers. In New Zealand he was impressed with the country's public health care system and in Iraq he learned how little natural resources were benefiting the general population. Conserving energy, distributing wealth equally and providing health care to the working man became very important causes in his life. While in the service Max met June (Barnum) Richie his wonderful partner and wife of 67 years. Their romance grew with short visits and dinners out and with interesting letters and sea shells sent from faraway places. After the war, Max worked for Southern California Edison. He and June raised a family of five. They purchased the first of a series of citrus groves in the early fifties and spent their days off working as a family developing them. Max mixed hard work with hunting trips to Alaska and an African Safari. Retiring at age 58, Max concentrated his time building an energy-efficient adobe home in North Fork, hand carving interior details and blacksmithing hinges. He enjoyed good Democratic discussion group meetings, writing letters to the editor of The Fresno Bee, regular poker nights with friends, making spicy soups and camping well into his 80s. He is survived by his wife June; five children; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
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