Poetic Obituaries: [David] Richie was an avid fisherman

and basketball player. He worked in university and community theater as an actor, playwright, director and stagehand. He wrote poetry and performed stand-up comedy.

"He told me he used to go out to fields back in Fairfield . . . and tell jokes to cows," said his wife, Mickey. "He figured if you could make a cow laugh, you must be pretty funny."

from Sacramento Bee: Longtime community reporter David Richie dies

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