Obituaries : Richard Core; Boat Repair Shop Owner
Richard Core, a lifelong Ventura resident and owner of a boat shop, has died. He was 56.
Core died at his home Monday after heart failure, said his son, Dale Core of Ventura.
Born in Ventura, Richard Core attended Ventura High School and Ventura College. After finishing his two-year college program, he worked at a gas station and drove a school bus, his son said.
About 1961, he made friends with some Marines and through them he learned how to fix boats. In 1971, he opened Dick Core Marine in Ventura--where he fixed boats, his son said.
Core enjoyed reading and was active in several county organizations, including the East Ventura Lions Club, the Ventura County Scottish Rite Bodies and the Dennison Park Foundation.
In addition to Dale Core, he is survived by his wife, Judy Core; another son, Michael Core; his mother, Frances Core, all of Ventura; a sister, Judy Rieman of Columbia, Calif., and a niece, Jennifer Beckley of Fresno.
Donations in Core’s memory may be made to the Dennison Park Foundation and the City of Hope Hospital in Duarte.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ted Mayr Funeral Home in Ventura.
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