Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....OBER, RICHARD GRANVILLE May 22, 2015
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RICHARD GRANVILLE OBER

Richard Granville Ober, born October 22, 1934, was raised in Monroe and died of 
congestive heart failure at home in Tucson, AZ on May 22, 2015. He was the son 
of the late Mattie Laura (née Chitty) and Jack Richard Ober. Richard will be 
remembered by all who knew him as an intelligent man with an independent mind 
and a quirky love for both honky-tonk and classical music.

Throughout his life he was loyal to his parents, grandparents, and friends. 
Before graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in 1952, he worked for his 
parents' laundry business while at the same time training himself as a 
professional photographer. There followed two years at Tulane University, a 
year at a Roman Catholic seminary in Alexandria, and several years in the US 
Navy. In 1960 he finished his B.A. at the University of Louisiana in Monroe and 
went on to LSU for several years of graduate study in Romance languages, 
specializing in Spanish. In Houston, while teaching Spanish at San Jacinto 
Community College, he first displayed his remarkable talent for restoring old 
houses and apartments, doing all the reconstruction, carpentry, plumbing, and 
wiring himself. Ever one for new adventures, he moved on to Santa Fe, Seattle, 
and finally to Arizona, first building a house in Hereford, then another in 
Huachuca City. Through all these years he remained in close contact with his 
high-school chums from Monroe, Philip Ambrose and Wade Cotton, as well as with 
Wade's late mother and sisters, Zella, JoAnn, and Kay.

He is survived by his devoted companion of 19 years and legal husband for the 
last year, Douglas Lee Martin. Richard had been in declining health for the 
last four years under the care of Doug and the VA Hospital in Tucson. He 
donated his body to the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine in Tucson. 

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