Richard Noel Gunderson

Richard Noel Gunderson was born in Wheaton, Minnesota on December 19, 1946, to Gertrude and Noel Gunderson. Richard graduated from Wheaton HS as Valedictorian in 1965.

Richard then went onto the University of Minnesota. His college career was interrupted by being drafted for 2 years, 18 months of that was spent in Vietnam. He, returned from the army unscathed, and finished his degree in Economics and Math.

He married Linda in 1972. He was employed by Univac and Control Data in Minnesota. He then took a job at NAS @ Moffett Field. We moved to San Jose, CA in 1989. At the end of the “.com 90’s”, Richard took a job at Vought Aerospace. We moved to Southlake, TX in 2000.

Richard ultimately retired from Northrup Grumman in 2014.

He loved golf in any form. He loved to travel and eat good food. He loved his wife Linda, his dogs, friends and granddaughter Abigale and her life partner Shelby.