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Condolence From: William BonDurant
Condolence: I was hired by Dick in the early nineties out of HP and Xerox Park. My role was to manage marketing research activities for the fast growing company. I valued the clear direction and strong supportive style. I learned a lot from Dick, not the least of which was how to lead when appropriate and how to follow. Dick was fond of saying, “lead, follow or get out of the way.” McCaw was replete with outstanding management talent and in my book Dick was at least among the best. My sympathy is with Edith and the rest of the family. I will miss him.
Sunday June 24, 2018
Condolence From: Bill Menzel
Condolence: Dear Edith, Ken and David, Dick was my first boss at P&G and a good friend in later years.
He taught me many things, including that organizations and people constantly veer "between fear and greed" and we must know how to traverse between these powerful motivators. I remember the phrases " savvy veteran" and "dear hearts and gentle people" and " its all too hard" used to great effect in various circumstances. And I remember a great sense of humor, including stories about the Packaging Art Director actually turning his light on. And I recall the great big factbook that went with him to all the many meetings. Dick was a very good teacher with high standards. He was also a creative thinker--he developed the Duncan Hines Pudding Recipe Cake Mix strategy in his home kitchen in a few hours --and it helped us fight off the improved products coming out of Pillsbury. I appreciate his encouragement and kindness, and I hope to see him once more at the big budget meeting in the sky.
Friday October 21, 2016
Condolence From: Brad Morgan
Condolence: I apologize to Edith, Ken and David that it has taken me so long to post this. I am normally a good writer. I have been trying to write this, but keep deleting the drafts because they fail so much at expressing what I feel.

Dick was my very first boss after I got my MBA. That was one of the best things that happened in a life that has been truly blessed in so many ways. Dick was only 7 years older than me, a difference that seemed huge when I was 23, but became insignificant when I was 70. From my 23 year-old perspective, Dick became second only to my father in the impact he had on my life with his teaching, training and, most of all, examples of how things were meant to be done.

Dick was an amazing role model in an amazing number of ways. I have been more successful in my life than I expected and, frankly, I give a ton of the credit for that to Dick. He was there with advice when I needed it. There with sympathy and encouragement when I needed those. But, mostly, he was always there as a role model when I hit a challenge and needed to choose the right path. The question, “What would Dick Bryan do?” always led me to the right choice. That has proven true in business and in all other aspects of my life. I am not a perfect man by far, but I am so much a better man for just the knowing of Dick.

So much for the respect part, there is also the fact that Dick was one of the wittiest people I have ever known. A very dry sense of humor delivered by a guy whose brain generally worked at warp speed. I think some people were so awed by Dick that they may have missed some of this.

Then there is the caring and the courage. Bruce Miller did a wonderful job of reporting that here, so I will not repeat.

I am so glad that Dick and I were able to move past boss/subordinate to friends. When I think about it, that is also what I did with my Dad. I’m hoping that the things I learned from those two relationships have allowed me to create similar bonds with my sons, and that I have passed down to my sons the many valued things I learned from Dick.

The world is a much diminished place without Dick among us. He was an amazing man! I am going to miss him so much! But I am also so grateful he no longer has to endure the horrible things he fought so bravely in his last months.

Brad Morgan
Wednesday October 19, 2016
Condolence From: Greg Farrell
Condolence: I just heard of Dick's passing. My sincerest condolences to Edith, Ken and David. Dick and I worked together at McCaw/AT&T both in New York and in Seattle. Dick was my mentor; the most influential man in my early career. Dick was a leader, a boss, a teacher and a friend. When Dick came to McCaw the cellular business was the Wild West. Dick came from a classic CPG background and tried to corral the wild instincts of all of us there. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. We learned a lot about business, and research, and customers, and teammates, and being smart and focus and being brief. Mostly I learned about the importance of listening, the importance of respect and the importance of doing what you say you will do. Edith - you were very kind to my wife and one year old daughter when we came to Seattle (she's 23 now) I will always remember that and always remember Dick for the good and kind man he was. With condolences...
Tuesday October 18, 2016
Condolence From: Stew Chapin
Condolence: I worked for Dick at McCaw Cellular in the 90s. Three quick, fond memories: sweaters, smileys and Old Spice. The first time I went to meet 1:1 with Dick in his office, I started shivering. Nervous? No, he always kept the temperature down and the sweaters on. We still sent printed documents to Dick in those days, and if it came back with a handwritten smiley face we knew he’d read and approved. And when we struggled with how voluminous the marketing plan should be, he showed us the format he wanted: the plan for P&G’s Old Spice. Five pages, max.

Farewell, Dick. Best wishes to his family.
Monday October 03, 2016
Condolence From: Brian Curtiss
Condolence: I was extremely fortunate to begin my career in marketing by working on Dick's team at American Cyanamid. I learned so much from him it would be impossible to make a complete listing of everything he taught me, either in one on one conversations or by observation. Suffice it to say that Dick was a great role model who really knew his craft, and who was a genuinely caring and interested boss. I shall never forget his kindness even before I started working on his team. I was a 24 year old newly minted MBA and arrived in NJ with my wife on a relocation trip. Apparently this had all been set up by the HR director, who did not inform Dick that I was in town. My wife and I found a suitable apartment and at 6 pm on Friday afternoon I called the HR guy to inform him We had had success and would be flying back to Chicago in the morning. It turned out no one was in the office but Dick and he answered the phone. Dick was surprised to learn that my wife and I were in town, but insisted that we come over to his house within the hour for drinks. I remember telling him that we would not want to impose on him and Edith, but he said it would be no problem and so we did. We had fun and Dick's and Edith's kindness made my wife and I feel very welcome and that I would be an
important member of the team. Dick was just a class act all the way around. I am sorry I did not have the opportunity to tell him how much he meant to me before he left us. My wife Sue and I want express our sympathy with Edith and the rest of the family.

Sincerely,

Brian Curtiss








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Sunday October 02, 2016
Condolence From: Ron Chickering
Condolence: I knew Dick for several years - First as a client and best as a friend.
I could say many good things about Dick, all of which would be true, but it is best said that Dick was a true Gentleman and Good Guy.
He will be missed.
Thursday September 29, 2016
Condolence From: Bruce Miller
Condolence: Dick was my boss's, boss's, boss when I began my career (translation: he was way above me). I remember being intimated when I'd meet with him, because he was so darn sharp. So the first lesson I learned from him was...be very, very prepared!

But his quick mind was tempered by an equally wry sense of humor, which made him very human and very approachable. He even played on our division's softball team, the oldest and most senior executive by far. But on that field, he was our equal, not our boss.

He was also someone who never complained. No matter what ailments he had, he'd never call attention to them, and would deflect the conversation if I'd probe at all. He preferred to talk about anything but himself—the delight he had in Edith's commitment to Lab rescue, being genuinely interested in what I was doing, etc., but never himself.

So that's what I treasure most in my memories of Dick: someone who demanded and inspired excellence, tempered that with a delightful sense of humor, and was a selfless person who cared for those around him. All in all, a great way to live and be remembered.

Dick, I'll miss you as a boss who morphed into a friend, and send my deepest sympathies to the members of your family, who I know are mourning the loss of a very special man, husband and father.
Wednesday September 28, 2016
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