Richard Lester Maxwell, 70, passed away at his home in Aberdeen on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. He was born May 28, 1943, in Colfax, Wash. to Richard and Wanda (Wendover) Maxwell. He was raised in Winona, Wash. and graduated in 1961 from LaCross High School in LaCross, Wash. He had also lived in Everett before moving to Aberdeen in 2010.
He married Kay G. Kelly in Cheney, Wash. She survives him at the family home. Richard had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years.