William W. Richardson

William W. Richardson died May 14, at his home in Oakdale, Calif. He was 65.

Born in October 1944, he served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1970.

He retired in 2004 from the Lab, where he worked in Computation for more than 33 years.

He was a volunteer for the Livermore Fire Department for 21 years and served as captain of the volunteers for 10 years.

Richardson enjoyed the Livermore Rodeo and was a past director. He was awarded Stanislaus County Chapter of the American Red Cross Volunteer of the Year 2009 and participated in disaster deployments to Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005, and to Texas in 2008. He also enjoyed volunteering with the local Red Cross. He loved long rides on his Harley with his friends. He also loved his registered Hereford cows and his dogs.

Richardson is survived by his wife, Bonnie; children, Samantha Pontrelli of Wake Forest, N.C., Liane Arruda of Livermore, Sara Silva of Lodi, and Adam of Danville; and seven grandchildren. He is survived by two sisters, Sara Franklin of Vacaville and Jane Stephens of Tracy.

Services will be held at the San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, Calif., on Thursday, June 3, at 12:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richardson’s name to the Stanislaus Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1230 6th St., Modesto, CA.