Ken Richards
Obituary
Ken Richards died June 13 in Santa Cruz. He was 69.
He leaves behind his wife Maya (Amelia) Richards of 44 years.
Born to Joe and Doris Richards on July 28, 1951, Mr. Richards lived his life in the Santa Cruz and Monterey County areas and graduated from Watsonville High School in 1970. He was active throughout his life. He played numerous sports including rugby, basketball, track and softball and enjoyed being a Salinas Diamond Girls and Storm softball coach. In retirement, he took up hiking in Yosemite and the John Muir trail, fishing in Alaska and being a season ticket holder to the San Francisco Giants.
Mr. Richards worked for PG&E for 38 years. He started his career in the Santa Cruz gas department, then moved to Salinas electrical division and finished as manager of the Watsonville PG&E yard, like his father. He served as union representative and was a lead on the joint task force for the implementation of the rubber glove work technique for PG&E.
In addition to Maya, Mr. Richards is survived by his daughters Karissa (Jason) Keen, Kathryn (Jeffrey) Hook and four grandchildren.
Memorial Service for Mr. Richards will be held June 21 at Mehls Chapel in Watsonville at 11 am.
Published in The Pajaronian · June 18, 2021