Richard L. Grant

Richard Locke Grant, born December 3, 1933 and deceased October 11, 2024, was surrounded by family and friends when he passed at the age of 90 due to a very rare and very aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma in Vancouver, Washington. There was no public service, instead his family will gather in 2025 to honor him. Richard (aka Dick or Rich) was survived by his children Jeniphr Grant, Evan Grant, and Rachael Allison; his daughter, Rebecca Lynn, predeceased him in 2022. He is also survived by his grandchildren and their families: Jessica Sewell with Jared Sewell and children Alden Sewell and Isla Sewell; Josef Kistler; Molli Osterhout with Taurean Walls; Stefanie Cerroni with Tony Cerroni and Antonio Cerroni (in utero); Katie Osterhout; Olivia Witten; and Alex Allison. He is also survived by his wife, Linda Ringsby, step daughters Trudi Ringsby and Greta Ringsby, his second wife, Nancy McDonald, and predeceased by his first wife, Susan L Jordan (Preston). Born in Enid, Oklahoma, Richard grew up mostly in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Morgan Park High School, graduating in 1952. From there he attended University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, before transferring to De Pauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and graduating in 1956 with credits from his first year of medical school. He was in the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at both schools. For medical school, he attended the University of Chicago Medical School. Having started his residency at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon, in Internal Medicine, Richard switched to Psychiatry and went on to be a notable practitioner contributing in many ways to patients and the field alike. He lived and worked in Oregon, Vermont, Colorado, and Illinois until he retired in his 70's. An avid traveler, later in life, Richard took trips to Greenland to photograph the polar bears, cruises to Alaska, and excursions to the Galapagos Islands to explore in the footsteps of Darwin. He was an adventurer including scuba diving, skydiving, and mountain climbing - he climbed to the top of Mt Hood seven times! In case you are interested, he actually had written a memoir, "RLG and His Times", which he has now asked his family and friends to contribute to as a log of his life to be passed on. (For more information to read or contribute, please reach out to Rachael at webbyray@gmail.com.) He enjoyed life completely, with all of its ups and downs, and was the kindest soul we knew. He was far from perfect and would have never professed to be; however, he was a student of life and eager to learn every day. He was a tie-dye wearing, born-again hippy! He will be eternally missed.

Richard L. Grant

December 3, 1933 - October 11, 2024