James C. Richburg's Obituary
James Clifford Richburg, was born January 23, 1938 in Yakima, Washington to Lee and LaVonne Richburg. He grew up in Ephrata, Washington and later moved to Wenatchee and Tacoma. He went to high school in Wenatchee and graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma in 1956. He was active in sports, playing football, basketball and baseball. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and skiing.
In 1964 he joined the Tacoma Police Department. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1970 and served in Patrol. Training, Juvenile and Traffic Divisions where he rode motorcycle for a number of years. He retired on medical in 1988 after exposure in a meth lab.
He married his beautiful wife Cindee in 1975. She brought with her, her girls Lonee and Jeri Lin who joined his two children Patti and Eric from a former marriage.
He was a member of the Retired Tacoma Police Officers Association. He also volunteered for the Police Department working at the North Precinct. He also assisted the Police with new hires physical agility testing.
He leaves behind his wife of 44 years Cindee, his sister MaryJo Manning, his children Patricia (Rickie) Rouge, Eric and significant other Heather, Lonee (Phillip) Peschon, and Jeri Lin (Sam) Hohbein. Also 11 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, several cousins and many great friends.
A Memorial Service for James will be held 11:00 AM Friday, January 17, 2020 at Tacoma's Life Center Church, 1717 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405.
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