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Richard Coffman Obituary


RICHARD N. COFFMAN
December 13, 1932 ~ October 4, 2013

Richard N. Coffman, 80, of Vancouver, WA, passed away Oct. 4, 2013 at Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital. He was born in Sioux City, IA and later graduated from Iowa State University.
Richard was instrumental in the formation of the National Psoriasis Foundation and was its first president.
He was District Operations & Maintenance Engineer for the Washington State Department of Transportation and a Navy hospital corpsman during the Korean War.
Richard is survived by his loving wife, Shirley; daughters, Linda Coffman and Rebecca Coffman; sister, Twila Weaver; and brother, Dale Coffman.
A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to the National Psoriasis Foundation, 6600 SW 92nd Ave. Suite 300, Portland, OR 97223; 1.800.723.9166; or www.psoriasis.org.
Please share memories at www.daviescremationburial.com and www.columbian.com/obits.

Published by The Columbian on Oct. 20, 2013.
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Sending my thoughts and prayers to you Linda, your mother and sister. I am very sorry for your loss.

Katherine Laurie

October 24, 2013

I became acquainted with Dick when we were in Toastmasters' Club 610 and met at Elmer's restaurant in Hazel Dell. Dick had a good sense of humor and used it in his speeches. Ken Herman

Kenneth Herman

October 22, 2013

I worked with Richard at WSDOT. Good honest manager.

Stan Nelson

October 21, 2013

The Marines and Corpsmen of the Pierce County Detachment #504 Marine Corps League, Share in Your Loss. Rest in Peace Doc, Semper Fi!

George Hilbish

October 20, 2013

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