- Date Of Birth: April 15, 1924
- Date Of Death: April 15, 2018
- State: Idaho
Richard Hemsley, 94, passed away peacefully at home on April 15, 2018.
Dick was born on April 15, 1924, in Plano, Idaho, to James Jensen Hemsley and Lucy Elva Southworth, as an only child. He was raised in Plano, farming with his dad. When he was 14, he went to Weiser, Idaho, where he learned to be an auto mechanic at a trade school. Being very patriotic, at 17, he enlisted in the Army, serving in WWII. Upon returning, he married the love of his life, WaNola S. Thomson, on September 23, 1949, at Mack’s Inn, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple. They were married for 69 years, raising five wonderful children along the way.
