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In memory of
Richard "Dick" Theodore Ortquist, Jr.
December 22, 1933 - March 23, 2021
Dec 22, 1933 - Mar 23, 2021
Dick's timeline
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1933
Born
December 22nd, 1933
Muskegon, MI
1935
Gained a sibling, Jacquelyne "Jackie" Ortquist Martin
1935
1944
Gained a sibling, Sharon Ortquist Ward
1944
1952
Graduated from high school
1952
Muskegon High School, Muskegon, MI
1956
Graduated from college
1956
Hope College, Holland, MI, USA
Started a job at Grandville High School
1956
Grandville, MI, USA
1958
Got married to Betsy Richards Ortquist
1958
Lansing, MI, USA
1960
Lost his parent, Beatrice Bushman Ortquist
1960
Started graduate studies in history
1960
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1961
Had a child, Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens
October 2nd, 1961
1963
Awarded the Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship, 1963-1964
1963
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1964
Started a job at Wittenberg University
1964
Springfield, OH, USA
Had a child, Bruce Ortquist
November 23rd, 1964
1965
Lost his parent, Richard Theodore Ortquist, Sr.
1965
1967
Completed the Ph.D.
1967
University of Michigan
Promoted from Instructor to Assistant Professor
1967
Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
1971
Promoted to Associate Professor
1971
Wittenberg University, Springfield OH
1981
Got divorced from Betsy Richards Ortquist
1981
1982
Published "Depression Politics in Michigan, 1929-1933"
1982
1985
Got married to Marie Cathleen "Caty" Caldwell Ortquist
June 22nd, 1985
1986
Received the Ohio Academy of History Distinguished Service Award
1986
Lifelong service award
1988
Served as President of the Ohio Academy of History (1988-89)
1988
1993
Honored by the City of Houston with "Richard T. Ortquist Day"
December 22nd, 1993
Houston, TX, USA
1999
Retired from Wittenberg University
1999
Springfield, OH
Named the 1999 Cancer Survivor of the Year for Founding Man-to-Man Support Program
1999
Mercy Hospital, Springfield, OH
Received the Chair Emeritus Award--12 Years Leadership
1999
History Department, Wittenberg University
2018
Moved from to Houston, TX from Springfield, OH
2018
Houston, TX
2021
Lost his beloved wife, Caty Ortquist
February 5th, 2021
Baytown, TX, USA
Passed away
March 23rd, 2021
Baytown, TX, USA
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Raised by 12 people
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Please consider a gift to Berea College.
$865.00
Raised by 12 people
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Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens (Dick's daughter) and
Bruce Ortquist (Dick's son).
