F. Richard “Dick” Lucas ’55, 78, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2012. Born in Alameda, Calif. on August 28, 1933, as the only child of Frank and Edith Lucas, "Dick" spent his early years growing up in Oakland. In December 1941, he and his family moved to St. Helena. Following graduation from St. Helena High School in 1951, Dick attended Santa Clara University, graduating summa cum laude in 1955. He spent the next two years serving as a 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army stationed in Japan. Upon returning to the U.S., Dick attended Stanford Law School, where he served on the Stanford Law Review, graduating in 1960. In 1959 he married his wife, Phyllis Anne Johnson. They made their first home in Palo Alto before moving to Sacramento where Dick began his legal career working as a deputy Attorney General from 1960 to 1963. In 1963, Dick moved his family to Fairfield, California where he began a long partnership with Burt Goodman and William H. Herbert. He served as president and director of the Solano County Bar Association, as member of the Northern California Association of Defense Counsel and as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He concluded his law practice with his son, Matthew, and with Kendall Hillman. Dick retired recently, culminating a 50-year legal career. Dick served for 16 years as a member of the Solano Community College Board of Trustees. He also served on the Solano County Democratic Central Committee, was a past member of the Fairfield Kiwanis Club, and has been a long-time member of Green Valley Country Club. Dick enjoyed travelling, reading, cross-word puzzles, a game of cribbage and a good martini. Dick was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Green Valley, and his three children, Jennifer Lucas Young (John Matcovich) of Portland, Oregon, Sarah Ellen Lucas (Peter Sturges) of Burlingame and Matthew R. Lucas (Susan Lucas) of Fairfield. Dick was also "Grumpy" to eight grandchildren: Cecelia, Nick and Lucy Young; Lucas and Nathaniel Sturges; and Ryan, Will and Andrew Lucas. In 2009, Dick and Phyllis joyfully celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Barbados with all of their children and grandchildren.