Fredric Bond Gilpin, Sr. |
| Posted 2022-06-26 by mhenderson |
| Published by Today's News Herald on Jun. 26, 2022 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Fredric "Rick" Bond Gilpin Sr. passed away in Lake Havasu City on June 12, 2022. He was born on April 19, 1940 to George and Iona Gilpin in Morenci, Arizona. Rick married his wonderful wife, Gayle, in Ukiah, California on Aug. 12, 1979 and spent 42 happy years married to his soulmate. Through the years, they traveled up and down the West Coast where they lived and worked in various places from Alaska, Hawaii, southern and northern California, before they settled in Lake Havasu City, Arizona in 2002. Rick worked for a telephone company and Lockheed Propulsion Co. before he became a heavy equipment mechanic. He worked on the Alaskan Pipeline, and worked many years in Hawaii, as well as Eureka, California. He was a member of the Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society, the Lake Havasu Museum of History, Mojave Desert Gem and Mineral Society, Mojave River Valley Museum, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Daggett Historical Society. He is preceded in death by his parents, George Gilpin and Iona Greenhalgh; daughter, Blanch Leeann Gilpin; son, Christopher T. Gilpin; brother, William (Bill) G. Gilpin; and sister, Tana Lee (Gilpin) Eastman Plauger. He is survived by his wife, Gayle; sons, Ricky Gilpin, Jeff Gilpin, and John DeVoist, daughter, Lori DeVoist; brothers, Donnie Smith and Darryl Smith; and sisters, Mary Dicicco, Lana Plum, Carol Lasater, and Milre Wirts, as well as 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Services were entrusted to the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com To send a free card go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to Beacon of Hope Hospice, 1760 McCulloch Blvd N, Suite 204, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. |
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