SHARPE RICHARD A

WO1 Richard A. Sharpe was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/05/2014 at the age of 67.8 from ATV accident
Downey, CA
Flight Classes 68-511 and 68-17
Date of Birth 01/22/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 135 AHC in 68-69
Call signs in Vietnam TAIPAN 12, EMU 35
This information was provided by Ron Corbin, Sven Akesson

More detail on this person: Richard Andrew Sharpe, 67, was born in New York, New York on January 22, 1947 and passed away in Los Angeles, California on November 5, 2014. Richard was previously a Police Officer for the Los Angeles Police Department for 30 years and flew helicopters in their Air Support Division. He retired from the LAPD in 2000. Richard proudly served his country in the United States Army and was given an Honorable Discharge, and was a long time member of the National Guard.

Richard is survived by his loving wife, Patricia E. Sharpe of Downey, his daughter, Christine (Paul) Yoon of Downey, Stephen (Natasha) Sharpe of Downey, John Eric Sharpe of Downey, Carolyn (Samuel) Barnes of Grand Terrace, CA and Colleen Sharpe of Salt Lake City, UT. He also leaves his grandchildren, Caitlyn and Addison Yoon and Julia and Nicholas Barnes, along with his brother, Alfred Sharpe of Fort Mojave, AZ and numerous nieces and nephews.

Officer Richard Sharpe who worked most of his career in Air Support Division passed away yesterday from complications resulting from an ATV roll over. He suffered several broken ribs and when they removed a tube from his lung, a blood clot broke off and lodged in his heart. He was improving and was supposed to return home but passed away unexpectedly. Richard and I graduated from the same High School class in 1965.

Services for Officer Sharpe will be as follows: Visitation on Nov 13, 5-9 pm at First Baptist Church of Downey, 8348 E 3rd St, Downey (Calif). Funeral mass on Nov 14, 1030 am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 10727 Downey Ave, Downey. Interment will be at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, Calif., however graveside services have not yet been scheduled, but should be posted on the website of Risher Mortuary & Cremation Services, as is all the above information.

For those who did not know Richard, he was the kind of guy whom everybody liked. After we graduated from high school we went off to Vietnam as many of us did in those days. Richard flew helicopters over there, and did so most of his career on the L.A.P.D. Just seems ironic to me that after all those years flying helicopters, it was an ATV that took him. Like you said Mike, we just never know.

Burial information: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA

This information was last updated 03/14/2014

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