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OBITUARY
Rites held for Max Richardson, desk sergeant when JFK killed
Services were Wednesday in Lewisville for retired Dallas police Officer
Max I. Richardson, who was the on-duty sergeant the day President John
F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Mr. Richardson, 72, died Monday of cancer at his Lewisville home. He was
buried in Crown Hill Memorial Park in Dallas.
Born in Fort Worth, Mr. Richardson grew up in Dallas and Norman, Okla.,
said his son, Mickey Richardson of Amarillo, who was a Dallas police
officer for 20 years.
After serving in the Navy during World War II, Mr. Richardson returned
to Dallas, where he joined the Police Department in 1950. He retired in
1976.
Mr. Richardson enjoyed working as a patrolman.
"He loved it," his son said. "He always said he had a ringside seat for
the greatest show on earth. He really enjoyed going to work every day."
Shortly after joining the department, Mr. Richardson was promoted to
station sergeant and was on duty Nov. 22, 1963.
"He always said that was the longest day of his career," his son said.
Mr. Richardson's late brother, Jack Richardson, was a longtime deputy
sheriff and constable. A grandson, Cory Richardson, is an Amarillo
police officer.
Survivors also include three other sons, Larry G. Richardson of Krum,
Steven A. Richardson of Dallas and Mark W. Richardson of The Colony; his
ex-wife, Dorothy Lewis of Garland; seven other grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
The Dallas Morning News - November 26, 1998 |
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