Herman Kiev Richman, an avid skier and traveler, passed away Aug. 19, 2012, in Denver. Rabbi Steven Kaye officiated at the Aug. 22 graveside service at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
To his family and friends, Dad was larger than life gregarious and full of jokes, his loved ones said.
Dad was married to Margaret, the love of his life, for 63 years, and he often said that his greatest accomplishment was marrying her.
The world feels so much smaller without him.
Born Feb. 7, 1925, in Denver, Mr. Richman graduated East High School and DU.
Mr. Richman was a Lt. JG in the US Navy, 1943-1946. While stationed in Alaska, he learned to ski and acquired a lifelong love of the outdoors.
He married Margaret Winter on May 29, 1949.
Mr. Richman was the owner of Richman Upholstery, founded by his father Louis Richman in 1913. He retired in 1986.
A member of the Colorado Mountain Club, he climbed all 54 Fourteeners in the state.
He and Margaret trekked to Nepal, Pakistan, Africa and Europe, and backpacked each summer in Colorado and Wyoming.
Mr. Richman is survived by his wife Margaret Richman of Denver; children Mark (Bettina) Richman of Reston, Va., Laurie (Bruce) Bortz of Balt, MD, Cindy (Bob) Pailet of Denver and Michael (Conzuelo) Richman of Los Angeles, Calif.; grandchildren Andrew and Carin Bortz, David and Molly Pailet, Odette (Michael) Katz and Kiev Richman; and sister Mickey Pomeranz.
Contributions may be made to The Denver Hospice or JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), www.jdrf.org.
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