Richard "L" Bouck, 81, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died in Nampa, Idaho on June 21, 2018. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 14 at the Zeyer Funeral Chapel located at 83 North Midland Blvd. in Nampa, Idaho. Burial Services will follow at the Meadows Valley Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. in New Meadows, Idaho. Richard (Dick) was born to Elmer and Myrtle Bouck on July 16, 1936 in Sweet, Idaho. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to New Meadows, Idaho where Richard grew up and attended school. He graduated from Meadows Valley High School on May 18, 1954. Richard took a summer job working for the U.S. Forest Service as a fire lookout on Granite Mountain in the Payette National Forest. He did this for two summers while attending college at the University of Idaho pursuing a bachelor's degree in business. He later transferred to Boise State University to finish his degree. Richard returned to New Meadows where he met Patricia Taylor of Council, Idaho. They were married and had three children, Richard (Rick), April, and Tammy. Richard started work for Morgan Logging, but suffered a major back injury in a logging accident causing him to pursue another career. The family moved to Nampa, Idaho where Richard began working in retail for King's Department Store. He relocated to Jerome and later to Burley, Idaho where he was offered a position with Cornet Stores. He was promoted to manager and transferred to Evanston, Wyoming where he was elected Chamber of Commerce President in January 1968. Cornet transferred Richard once again, this time managing the store in Tooele, Utah. The continual moving from city to city began to take its toll on the marriage and Patricia and he were divorced in 1970. Taking advantage of his retail experience, Richard, with the help of his father, decided to invest in a retail franchise called Mode O' Day, a women's clothing store. He met and hired Bettie L Ritchie to manage the store operation. A friendship started, becoming something more and the two were later married. Bettie had three previous children, Cherie, Kenneth and Robert. In 1971, Richard was offered a management position with S. S. Kresge Stores, better known as K-Mart. The family moved to Stockton, California. He managed several other K-Mart stores in the Northern and Southern California areas as well, ultimately settling in Simi Valley, California. In 1976 the family decided to move back to Nampa, Idaho. Richard left his position with K-Mart to pursue a new career with Dairymen's Creamery Association in Caldwell, Idaho. He worked as a field man monitoring the milk production of producers in his area traveling all over southern Idaho and Oregon. He had finally found his calling and stayed with Dairymen's, and later Darigold, for almost 20 years. In retirement, Richard loved cheering on the Boise State Broncos and followed their games religiously. He and Bettie also enjoyed traveling in their motor home, meeting new people and visiting old friends along the way. Bettie died in 2011 with Richard at her side. After a few years of living on his own, and dating off and on, he met Vicki Graff. He and Vicki were the best of friends and did everything together including cruises, concerts and senior dances. Richard was particularly happy that they finally got to visit "Bouckville", New York, one of their last trips together. Richard is survived by his six children: Richard, April, Tammy, Cherie, Kenneth and Robert, his brother Larry, and his fiancee, Vicki, along with their dog, "Pepper". He was preceded in death by his parents and his second wife, Bettie. Richard has 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The family wishes to thank all of Richard's caregivers throughout his illness including the staff of Wellspring Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia in Nampa, Idaho for their outstanding care and love during his last months.
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