Richard (Dick) Earl Tichenor was born Nov. 26, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA. He lived in Bellflower, CA, 'til he was 11 when he, his mother and little sister, Susan (me), moved to Burbank. From the time he was about 13 he had a newspaper route for the Examiner paper. He continued to deliver for them and the L.A. Times 'til he was out of high school. His route expanded so much he needed to use his '32 Ford to deliver his papers in the hills of Burbank. In the 11th grade he and Terry Ward joined the Naval Reserve and during the summer break they went to Boot Camp in San Diego. After Gradating he worked for a time on a dam project in Fresno. In 1958 he went to work for Librascope and the following year married Jerrianne Brown, also a graduate from JBHS.
He and Jeri have two children, Renee (Bill) and Darren (Michelle). He went back to school and earned a degree in Business Administration. Worked for a time for Lockheed, then started his own business in Mobile Home siding and roofing. He found his true
calling when he became an Auctioneer and opened 'Dick Tichenor's Auctions.' He was very successful selling American Antiques and Collectibles. His business was located near San Diego where he and Jeri lived for 20 years.
Dick was an avid fisherman and backpacker and spent many days hiking the backwoods of California's Mountains and fishing the streams. Though he often went with friends, many times he went alone. He said it renewed his spirit to be alone with nature.
We lost my brother to brain cancer in September, 1999. Family and friends miss him more than I can say, but I will always remember his unique sense of humor, our 'feuds over politics, religion and whatever else we could find to argue about, and the 'Brain
Teasers' he always hit me with. He was and always will be, 'My Big Brother'.
Best wishes to the class of '55, from Dick's 'Little Sister', Class of '63.
Susan Powers
Dick was one of my best friends. He was the best man at my wedding and I was best man at the wedding of he and Jerriann. - Terry Ward
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