Owen Richelieu, 1931-2011

Owen Richelieu, 1931-2011
For various periods of his career, Mr. Richelieu was principal of Golden Hill Elementary School in the 1950s, and principal at Nicolas Junior High School in the late 1950s and 1960s.

We borrow this sad news from the Fullerton Union High School Alumni website, with thanks and appreciation:

Phyl Bolinger Munn, Class Rep for ’49, sent this email:

Dear Connie,
We lost a classmate. Owen H. Richelieu passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, from Prostate Cancer. Services will be held Sunday, January 31, 2010, Glenkirk Church, 1700 Palopinto Ave., Glendora, CA 91741. In lieu of flowers, please make donation to the Deacons Fund at Glenkirk Church, as per the Richelieu family.
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On a personal note, I attended school with Owen from 1st grade at Ford School. He was an accomplished piano player, and entertained us often at parties. He was a Yell Leader in our Senior year, while I was a Song Leader. We had a lot of fun leading the alumni in songs and yells. Lots of good memories of a great guy! As I recall, he graduated from USC.

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Paul Saevig, '67 on September 5, 2011 at 5:53 PM said:

I remember Mr. Richelieu first and foremost as a dignified, scholarly gentleman who loved kids. He seemed to stay in the background, but he had a wonderful reserved smile. I thought he was a very classy gentleman.

Others from Nicolas and Golden Hill will remember him better than I do.