Richard Yaun

We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ Gunderson Funeral Home - Oregon

Going to Hawaii with Dick and Sharon, fun time and lots of laughs! Playing 500 cards with them half the night! General motors sent several people too Fort Wayne Indiana, our daughter and family had to go, also Dick and Sharon. We felt better knowing our friends were there also.

Sorry to hear about Richard. Dick and I spent almost every day together growing up in Juda. A lot of fond memories. Jake Gruenewald.

Richard Yaun was my father. He was a humble man who came from very humble beginnings. Raised by my grandma Lillian, who was a saint on earth, by herself. They had very little but gave all. He became a very resilient and hard working person under her guidance. He learned to appreciate the little things he had in life. He was incredibly generous and would do anything for his family and friends, even sharing his last item if he knew you needed it. My dad was the most hard working person I knew. The quote “ nothing is given and everything is earned” summed him up in one statement. I saw him work many different kinds of jobs over the years to get ahead with many long and odd hours, so we would not have to go without as he did as a kid. He was a real go getter. His financial success was truly from his drive to succeed. He literally started his family with “5$” in his pocket. No hands out allowed in his world. He was a very talented man with wood working and construction type activities. Nick and I spent many hours-not always happy about it-while he remodeled buildings to resell or rent. We learned many life skills from him over this. He would tease me that I was the fastest painter, but that was because I wanted to get done and get home again. He was ohhhh so particular about those things to. When he assisted me to trim out the basement in our home, much to his surprise, I finished the job on my own ( with his tools of course-and he had everything) He had to check my work for the finer points. He literally was right up on the corners to be sure they were perfect, and I passed the inspection. I remember his high five and I felt so proud that he approved. He enjoyed many other things too such as playing cards, watching old cowboy movies, playing computer solitaire~~tens of thousands of games, and he kept track! His perfectionist attitude was on display at many times in my life. Daily, when Nick and I would be doing any kind chores around the house, he would sit quietly but studying our work and god forbid there was a missed a crumb on the counter! He would see it. Every summer we had to empty the garage and clean in the spring. Oh we hated that. Of course the worst part of that was having to clean the gravel out of the grass that accumulated over the winter. He wanted us to vacuum the grass! He’d say “ this is the most efficient way to do it” but as a teenager there was no way we were going to vacuum the grass-what if some one saw us. He would just chuckle. He labeled and dated EVERYTHING!! Sorry nick you got the trait from dad. He was a ChapStick aholic~~Nick and Kelsey -that is from dad/grandpa too. Little comb and ChapStick in the pocket always. My dad had great humor and was a good story teller. Apparently he was a bit of a wild child as a young man. We did not get to know that until we were adults. I recall stories of the rides on the train tracks- that does not sound innocent, jokes on his friend Freedy Felt, and escapades with his friend Jerry Jordan. His easy going personality was evident. I never really EVER saw my dad truly angry. Mom’s comments of wait til your dad gets home, were not very scary. Dad would just talk it out. He was a very caring and giving person. He took care of my grandma Lillian like I have never observed a son do. He clearly paid her back for all she did for him growing up. I watched him become a second father to my husband Jeff who lost his own father when we were just young adults. I watched my husband enjoy my dads company and spending time with him, known to him as “Trickey Dick” Always repeating my dad’s classic line: “I don’t want to tell you what to do but-----” fill in the blank. Always followed by a little smile on his face. My dad was the best grandpa and great grandpa. He loved spending time and spoiling those little ones. My girls learned early that if sick, one can go to grandpa’s hours and get treated like a princess. They claimed illness quite often. He taught them good humor, some of which we won’t talk about here-haha. All of his grand kids ( but usually Morgan and Kelsey the instigators) favorite trick on grandpa was to hide his huge light up Santa in his shower, in his bed, hidden in his office, etc. This was a yearly tradition. He dressed up as Santa every year! What a treasured memory. First of the grandkids being scarred “no no ho ho”, and then of the kids studying him and finally figuring out it was dad when they saw Santa with grandpa’s shoes on! My dad loved going to mine and my brother’s sporting events. The best support you could have. Did the same with his grandkids. Loved basketball the most. He did not really understand the game of soccer but was there any way, even in some not so nice weather. The kids recall seeing him up there in the stands, all bundled up like a Eskimo, eating his popcorn. He beamed with pride. Of course, we all “got our athleticism from him”. He was the basketball leading scorer in Juda for years which we heard about often. He was “smart” of course. He was in the top ten in his class, but he left out the part that there were only 13 in the class for a few seconds-then he gave that little chuckle and the usual twinkle in his eye. He will be so missed, esp. at holidays where he shined. Those times of holiday meals is where you will be missed the most! The head of the table and his love of the moment. He was definitely the patriarch. He built a family that he did not have as a child with great pride. Best descriptors of Dad: Hard working, immensely funny, loving, humble, just a BIT of a perfectionist, expert in construction and wood working, an over achiever at organization, committed to family, sports lover, cowboy movie expert, unafraid of any task, loved to share his ideas. We will miss him greatly, he was one of kind. I will dearly miss his laughter, smile, and twinkling brown eyes. Take care dear dad and enjoy your new found peace/joy with your family and friends that were waiting for you. We love you and will miss you! Carmen Jahn

I grew up with Dick and spent much time on his lawn with touch football and ballgames and basket ball at the garage. I miss him very much. Keep coming back and re-reading this obit. God Bless you Dick.