Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Weimer, Richard Kyle September 7 2004
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The Tehachapi News 
Richard Kyle Weimer

Nov. 28, 1920 – Sept. 7, 2004

Richard Kyle Weimer was born Nov. 28, 1920, to Kyle Vivian and Ethel Weimer in 
Phoneton, Ohio. The family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1928. Dick graduated 
from Western Hills High School in 1938. He attended Miami University in Ohio, 
graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in architecture. 

In 1943, Dick entered the Navy as a commissioned officer. He served on the USS 
Quincy, a heavy cruiser, as a construction and repair officer. He saw duty in 
Europe, including D-Day at Normandy, as well as duty in the Pacific Theater.

Dick married Lois Harless Porter in March of 1944 in Cincinnati. After the war 
ended, they moved to Pasadena where he began his long architectural career. 
His projects included hospitals, schools, hotels and office buildings, as well 
as private residences. He also worked on special projects for NASA, as well as 
the Navy stations at Point Mugu and Port Hueneme. His final project was the 
Bear Valley police facility.

Dick belonged to the Kiwanis Club in Arcadia as well as the Chamber of 
Commerce. In Tehachapi he was a member of the Sportsmans' Club, the Men's 
Club, the Oak Tree Building Committee of the Bear Valley Springs Association 
and the Cultural Arts Club.

Dick is survived by his beloved wife, Lois Weimer; daughters, Vicki Buffalo 
and husband Tim, Shelley Daukulls and husband John; and grandsons, Michael and 
Brian, James and Patrick; and Kim Gold and husband William. He was preceded in 
death by his sister, Geraldine Trierweiler of Bear Valley Springs.

Dick will be remembered as a loving husband, father and loyal friend, and will 
be missed by all. 

Wood Family Funeral Service handled the cremation arrangements.


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