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"Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room." – Henry Scott Holland

Bruce James Richter, the youngest child of Arthur and Bertha Richter, was born on April 29, 1923. He passed away on Oct. 25, 2014, from complications relating to dementia.

He was a life-long resident of Mukilteo, a place he loved deeply and to which he was deeply committed.

Bruce's early years were colorful and carefree. He sailed his small boat in tidal waters, pestered the fishermen on the local docks, and even dove from the Mukilteo ferries' mooring towers....