our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. She started at the Los Angeles Times in 1998, previously covered multiple presidential, state and local races, and completed a Knight-Wallace fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2019. He was 86 years old. Share Obituary. Edit Search New Search. He and Feinstein have similarly waved away concerns about their complicated finances. Richard Blum Funeral, Obituary, Burial, Memorial Service. Obituary Richard "Dick" A. Blum, 75 of Huntley, died peacefully July 20, 2020. Richard Blum, center, joined his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein, as she was sworn in to another term in the Senate by Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 3, 2019. the establishment of the American Himalayan Foundation. Doc was born on June 9, 1943, in Carroll, IA, the son of Dr. A.A. and Mava (Bennett) Blum. He was by my side for the good times and for the challenges. Richard L Blum Sr. of The Villages, Florida passed away on February 11, 2022 at the age of 91. Hayley Smith covers breaking news in California with a focus on wildfires, drought and climate change. Monday, 28 February 2022 11:14 AM EST. Dick, we love you, well miss you and well continue to celebrate everything you accomplished during an amazing life.. Dick was a family man, a man Arlen Richard Blum's Obituary - San Jose, California | Ever Loved UC officials are reviewing the case, which was discovered during an audit of the UC systems admissions process. Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. She described his work for the people of the Himalayas and noted he was a longtime friend of the Dalai Lama. In his younger days he was a boxing enthusiast, going by the name of Sonny Niles. Category: Page One from", "Richard C. Blum, Investment Executive, Elected to Brookings Board of Trustees", "Richard Blum gives $15 million to fund center to alleviate poverty", "Educating Global Learners and Leaders with a Gift of $1.5 Million", "Sen. Feinstein's husband dies of cancer", "Dianne Feinstein returns to D.C. following husband's hospitalization", "Senator Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, dies at 86", "Blum's Plums: Conflicts of interest benefitted Blum's firms during his term as a UC Regent", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_C._Blum&oldid=1136359305, American chief executives of financial services companies, First ladies and gentlemen of San Francisco, Private equity and venture capital investors, Pages using infobox person with multiple spouses, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 23:48. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Newport Moose Lodge on Roberts Road. [7] Blum previously served as chairman of the board of directors of CB Richard Ellis,[8][9] as well as serving as director on the boards of directors of three other portfolio companies: Fairmont Raffles Holdings International Ltd., Current Media, L.L.C., and Myer Pty Ltd. in Australia. To say that Blum was imaginative in his attempts to avoid boredom would be an understatement. Reached Monday by phone, Jerry Roberts, former politics editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and author of Dianne Feinstein: Never Let Them See You Cry, recalled the strength of the pairs relationship. ~Deepa. Clint married Linda Hudson on September 5, 1960. He was a loyal Dartmouth graduate of the class of 1953 and a U.S. Marine Corps officer. Richard J. How close we are to bringing lights back. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. And I have to say, watching them over the years, that they were very good to each other, Buell said. Email: nasimov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @NanetteAsimov. In 1977, Feinstein, then president of the Board of Supervisors, met with Blum for a briefing on an economic report. Dick was a friend for over 40 years. He was born on December 22, 1930 in Canton, Ohio, graduated from St. Louis University, and worked in Insurance and Investment Sales. Feinstein praised her husbands enormous generosity in her statement Monday. In 1983, Mr. Blum helped Ms. Feinstein raise $400,000 to beat back a recall attempt. Shawn Hubler contributed reporting, and Kitty Bennett contributed research. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The World Conference of Religions for Peace, "Deal-Maker's Worlds Mesh at Party in S.F. In 1981, he transformed the effort into the American Himalayan Foundation, which Yudof summed up as a brilliantly conceived effort to provide on-the-ground assistance to impoverished peoples in the region, to build real and metaphorical bridges, to rescue young women from childhood slavery and prostitution to do concrete things for real people on the ground.. His net worth was estimated to exceed $1 billion. He was a self-made millionaire, investor, money manager, mountain climber, distance runner, philanthropist, human-rights activist and friend of the famous, the profile said. Several years ago, the senator initially failed to disclose that Blum owned more than $100,000 in Facebook shares until after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified to the Senate. Building a successful career in business, he constantly gave back to our city: whether as a patron of our arts, a donor to our food banks or a benefactor to our efforts to end homelessness., Sen. Alex Padilla said that Blum was a compassionate humanitarian who dedicated his life to improving the world for others., Above all, Dick was devoted to his family, Padilla continued. Richard Blum, the husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), died on Sunday at age 86 after living with cancer for years. Daretown, N.J. Eileen M. Blum of Daretown passed away on January 1, 2023. Feinstein announced her husband's death in a statement Monday morning that said her "heart is broken today." She said her husband, a wealthy San Francisco investor, "left things better than he found them" and was devoted to his family. Blum, 83, was breaking for lunch just a few hours after landing in Israel on his private plane, gearing up for a jam-packed week of meetings and site visits. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Areas largest water districts. Richard Blum dies: Husband of Dianne Feinstein, S.F. As a role model, Dick was second to none, and I think his compassion and devotion to the people of the Himalayan region may prove to be his most enduring legacy, she said. Boredom has never worked for me, Blum told an interviewer for the oral history, explaining why he chose investments over the shirt trade or fruit-packing, both early options. Richard (Dick) William Siegel, 83, of Andover Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. [33] He died from cancer at his home in San Francisco on February 27, 2022, at the age of 86.[3][34]. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed his motorcycle, hunting, Civil War re-enactments, and the annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service at the Fort Herkimer Church. Dr. Richard Blum Richard Blum was born in Czernowitz (then Austria) in 1913. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. Blos you will be missed. Blum served as president and chairman of Blum Capital Partners, an equity investment company he founded in 1975, and was a longtime member for the University of California Board of Regents, the body that oversees the system. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. San Francisco financier Richard Charles Blum, whose extraordinary life took him from the halls of power in Washington as the husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to the mountains of Nepal and. He leaves behind his cherished daughter, Debbie Blum Rogers, a twin brother Roger, Blum and younger brother, Jeremy Blum and his wife Carol, nephews, Scott, Keith, Mark, three nieces, Darlene Brewer, Courtney Blum Brown, Tiffany Blum as well as his two feline companions. As a role model, Dick was second to none, and I think his compassion and devotion to the people of the Himalayan region may prove to be his most enduring legacy, Feinstein said. He was highly successful, adventuresome, brave and curious.. Our colleagues very loving husband was, simply put, a fascinating person. On Monday, President Biden described Blum as a successful businessman and proud son of California who dedicated much of his public life to fighting poverty around the globe.. She and Blum married in 1980. [29], Blum was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2016. Emily DeRuy is the Bay Area News Group's housing and economy editor overseeing coverage for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. The investor passed away after a long battle with lung cancer, the senator said in a statement. He was born on September 20, 1936, a son of the late Herman A. and Catherine (Gibson) Blum. Richard "Doc" Blum, age 73, of Wall Lake, IA, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand. Times staff writers Jennifer Haberkorn and Nolan McCaskill contributed to this report. We're praying to her loved ones and friends in this difficult time. He and Blum would graduate from San Franciscos academically elite public high school, Lowell. When Moscone got shot, that was the first call she made, to Blum, and he came over to City Hall and he was with her, Roberts said. [32] He was hospitalized in September 2021 for an undisclosed reason. His mother, Louise Hirsch, was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in San Francisco. That move could have caused Ms. Feinstein to leave the Senate and travel overseas with Mr. Blum, and some Democrats saw it as a potential way for her to make a graceful exit from Congress at age 87. "Dick" Blum of LaGrange, age 74, passed away at home on February 16, 2012. Will Bay Bridge go dark forever? Behind-the-scenes power broker Richard Blum compares his new job as chair of the UC Board of Regents to a corporate restructuring. He was 86 years old. He was 86. We will remember him forever. He described Blum as a schmoozer who was also eager to give to the right causes. Feinstein, 88, has missed votes in recent weeks as her husband's health declined, contributing to Democrats' fragile 50-50 majority. And three, I get to pay to watch all this happen.. At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the family fled to the heartland of Austria (Vienna and Bohemia) without the father, who served at the front. Four years later, Blum and his partners sold the circus to Mattel Inc. for $40 million. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. Blum sent a letter of support to the chancellor after a student was placed on a waitlist for UC Berkeley, which ultimately accepted the student. Sympathy Ideas. Funeral arrangements are with Fenner Funeral Home Inc, Herkimer. And innovations touching on everything from virtual reality to baseball.Nanette is also covering the COVID-19 pandemic and served as health editor during the first six months of the crisis, which quickly ended her brief tenure as interim investigations editor.Previously, Nanette covered K-12 education. Blum, a graduate of Cal-Berkeley, founded private equity firm Blum Capital in 1975 and married then-San Francisco Mayor Feinstein five years later. In 2020, he contributed $1 million to Unite the Country, a super PAC backing Bidens presidential bid. We have a hole in our hearts that will never be filled, Feinstein said. It was 6 a.m., and lanky Richard Blum was sipping coffee in the kitchen of his Presidio Terrace home and waiting a bit impatiently for his overnight guest, former President Jimmy Carter, to get off the phone so that they could begin their jog. A private interment will follow. RICHARD BLUM OBITUARY BLUM--Richard J., (1931-2022), a lifelong resident of Cleveland, died of complications of Parkinson's on January 22, 2022. He was a personal friend of the Dalai Lama. They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel. He and Harriet were a wonder loving couple and complimented each other perfectly. The first Burger King television commercial was broadcast on Miami's VHF station. Feinsteins statement lauded her late husbands charitable work for the people of the Himalayan region of Asia, citing the creation of the nonprofit American Himalayan Foundation as one of his proudest achievements., We have a hole in our hearts that will never be filled, Feinstein concluded. Richard J. Blum (1931-2022), a lifelong resident of Cleveland, died of complications of Parkinson's on Jan. 22, 2022.Arrangements under the direction of Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel. Ways to honor RICHARD BLUM's life and legacy. Blums father built a home in the citys Ingleside Terraces neighborhood and, with younger brother Robert, the family moved in. (86 years old). There is no photo or video of Richard H. Blum.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. Before Richard Blum faced Mt. He was 86. My wife was not particularly pleased, to put it mildly, Blum said. [31] In the arts and culture, he made grants to the Creative Visions Foundation, the Daniel Pearl Foundation, San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Ms. Feinstein is now the fifth-longest-serving United States senator, and if she stays in office for just under a year longer she will surpass Barbara A. Mikulski as the longest-tenured female senator in American history. Prominent San Francisco real estate developer, philanthropist and Democratic donor Mark Buell recalled meeting Blum when he and Feinstein first started dating. Dianne Feinstein's husband Richard Blum dies after long battle with cancer Blum was a financier and philanthropist, focusing on Tibet and ending global poverty Mayor Dianne Feinstein with her. Richard Blum, former UC regent and husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. After the circus deal which he signed, somewhat theatrically, at the Colosseum in Rome he founded what would later be known as Blum Capital Partners in 1975 and also kept his hand in politics as chair of then-San Francisco Mayor George Moscones Fiscal Advisory Committee. He spent years advocating for the Himalayas and founded the American Himalayan Foundation. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Former President Donald Trump is congratulating his former adviser Kellyanne Conway after reports that she and her husba. Ms. Feinstein missed votes in recent weeks as Mr. Blums health declined, imperiling the Democrats precarious Senate majority, which relies on a tiebreaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris. There he earned a reputation as a no-nonsense chairperson of the board for nearly three years and got things done: reining in UCs high-spending Office of the President in the mid-2000s, easing out that eras ineffective president and, in 2008, tapping a new president, Mark Yudof, whose five-year tenure was seen by many as beneficial for the university system. He was by my side for the good times and for the challenges. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard H. Blum of East Herkimer, New York, who passed away at the age of 86, on January 13, 2023. Richard H. Blum "Sonny" age 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2023, at his home. Washington correspondent Tal Kopan contributed to this report. The husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Richard Blum, died Sunday "after a long battle with cancer," she said in a statement. By Brent Lang. Columbo style that might seem to border on the bumbling but is actually quite effective., Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her political career in San Francisco and served in the Senate with Feinstein, said she had long admired Blums compassion and boundless energy., Dick Blum believed we could build a world that respected the rights and essential dignity of all people, Harris said Monday. JoeWise February 28, 2022 1 min read. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File). Locations | Despite the fact that Ive spent a lot of time with Tibetans [discussing reincarnation] no one has convinced me we come this way more than once, he said. The marriage was Feinstein's third. Blums parents had met in 1933. As for Carter, he and Blum served on each others boards, although Carters role with the Blum Center has been honorary, as has the Dalai Lamas. Hes great.. Feinstein announced that Blum had died, after a long battle with cancer, in a statement Monday morning that said . Richard Blum, a longtime member of the University of California Board of Regents and husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday evening after a long battle with cancer. [25], Blum was at various times a trustee of The Carter Center; co-chairman of The World Conference of Religions for Peace;[9] member of Governing Council of The Wilderness Society;[5] member of the board of trustees of the Brookings Institution; member of the board of trustees of the American Cancer Society Foundation; member of the board of directors of the National Democratic Institute;[26] and a member of the board of trustees of the Richard C. Blum Center for Developing Economies at the University of California, Berkeley. His enormous generosity is an inspiration for so many of us.. Rick was survived by many loving cousins, and his dear friend, Grant Stickel. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. He was raised and educated in Herkimer and enlisted in the US Airforce. A longtime friend of the Dalai Lama, Blum was an honorary consul of Nepal. Her office said the pair did not discuss her husbands financial transactions and the mistake was reported when discovered. California weighs $360,000 per person in reparations to eligible Black residents. No. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy J. Blumm (nee Layton); loving father of Jeanne Blumm, Tricia (Kevin) Reis, Scott (Michelle) Blumm and the late Cathy Blumm; adoring grandpa of Cole (Rici), Zachary (Rachel), Kaitlyn (Tyler), Joshua and Jessica (Christian). Blum was on the boards of directors of several companies, including CB Richard Ellis, where until May 2009 he served as the chairman of that board. My heart is broken today. Unless you are experienced as an estate executor, you probably should hire an attorney. An audit of Cals admissions practices found that the unidentified students admission was likely influenced by the regents advocacy., In response to the audit, Blum told the San Jose Mercury News that he had written letters of recommendation for years, and never thought they ever had much influence., This is the first time Ive heard that maybe I did something that wasnt right, he said. He was predeceased by his loving parents, Stuart and Ruth Blum, and his sister, Cindy Kohler. He served on former President Barack Obama's Global Development Council. Blum has three daughters from a first marriage: Annette Blum of Santa Monica, Heidi Blum of Switzerland, and Eileen Blum Bourgade of San Francisco. My heart is broken today, Feinstein said. Photo by Mark Costantini / San Francisco Chronicle. Blums revelation triggered a UC investigation in Sept. 2020 aimed at determining whether he had violated a long-standing regents policy prohibiting such influence and, if so, what to do about it. A friend of the Dalai Lama, Blum served as an honorary consul of Nepal. Feinstein has represented California in the Senate since 1992. History United States 1958. A dear heart all aroaund. He never tires of telling people that, when they married, he decided to keep his maiden name, Yudof quipped. Blos was Dartmouths finest son. In recent months, Feinstein spent considerable time away from her Senate schedule in Washington to be with him. Send simple, comforting meals with Home Chef. He was the type of man who really replaced his divot in life, who left things better than he found them. As a young partner at the San Francisco brokerage Sutro & Co., Blum in 1968 spearheaded the companys $8-million purchase of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Blum died Sunday at the family home in San Francisco after a long battle with cancer, Feinsteins office said Monday. Richard Blum lived an extraordinary life, and he left this world better than he found it lifting up our communities and helping connect people from across the globe, Gov. | Funeral Home Website by Batesville Home | . He was chairman of equity investment management firm Blum Capital Partners. In 2020, a state audit found that dozens of students were admitted to selective UC campuses over more qualified applicants because of exaggerated athletic abilities, wealth and connections. Richard Blum, chairman emeritus of the University of California Board of Regents and husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, has died from cancer. It was only during his final months that he sought government office, informing President Biden early last year that he hoped to be made an ambassador. He received bachelors and masters degrees in business administration at UC Berkeley and joined Sutro & Co. at the age of 23, where he worked as a $300-a-month junior research analyst. Seema Mehta is a political writer who is covering the 2022 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. This story has been shared 105,353 times. Before Doug Emhoff [Harris husband and the nations first gentleman], Dick was sort of the model of the consort, and I think he did a good job. https://www.wsj.com/articles/richard-blum-husband-of-dianne-feinstein-dies-at-age-86-11646069883. Nevertheless, he and Feinstein acted as intermediaries through the years between the Chinese leadership and the Dalai Lama. Devoted grandfather of 13 and brother of John (Kathy) Blum. We are especially thankful for the piece he wrote and shared with us two years ago about the time George and Bloss were avalanched (George had to be helicoptered to Kathmandu). [2], Blum was born in San Francisco, California, to a Jewish family. Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Login or Sign-up to show all important data, death records and obituaries absolutely for free! Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. [29] He was awarded the UCSF medal in 2012. Funeral services are private. She couldve been your daughter she couldve been my daughter, Blum seethed at Zemin as he waved a cloth bracelet the nun had made in prison and had given him after he financed her immigration to Switzerland. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. He proposed attempting Everests summit in 1983, but Blums new wife said: You are not going. And he didnt, as the prospect of losing Blum down a frozen crevasse might have broken Feinstein at that time. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Blum was revealed to have written to the universitys chancellor. In her statement upon his passing, Feinstein in particular noted the foundation as one of her husbands most significant accomplishments. Blum was remembered most on Monday for his generosity of spirit and deep devotion to family, including his three daughters from his first marriage Annette, Heidi and Eileen his stepdaughter, Katherine, and many grandchildren. [1] He was the chairman and president of Blum Capital, an equity investment management firm. (Blos) Blum, who for many years led an equipment and engineering services firm for the commercial baking industry, has died. Send Flowers. After some years in the family business, he co-founded Blossom Industries, a sales and engineering firm that provided manufacturing solutions to the commercial baking industry. His life's accomplishments are long and varied, and covered in numerous obituaries. Published by New York Times on Jan. 30, 2022. Im going to miss him terribly. In 1971 the family moved to Columbia, MD and Richard attended Sandy Spring Friends School and Wilde Lake High School. "My heart is broken today," the Democratic senator, 88, said in a statement Monday, calling her husband her "partner and best friend for more than 40 years." Editorial: IRS blew it with California tax-filing extension, Opinion: Newsoms budget cuts threaten public health investment. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. 1, he said, we get to see on a regular basis everything shes ever done and Ive ever done distorted in the newspapers. He was by my side for the good times and for the challenges. Called by the nickname "Blos" by many of his friends, he was an outdoorsman who was an early runner, skier, mountain climber, hiker and distance bike rider. Blum was 10 when his father died of breast cancer. Plant a tree in memory of Richard An environmentally friendly option Plant a tree H Henry Maurer June 1, 2021 I recently learned of the passing of Rich Blum. Obituaries | For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. September 20, 1936 - Visitation will be on Friday, July 24, 2020 from 11:00am until the time of the memorial service at 12pm all at DeFiore Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley. Longtime Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, died Sunday evening following "a long battle with cancer," according to an announcement from Feinstein's office . Richard Blum lived an extraordinary life, and he left this world better than he found it lifting up our communities and helping connect people from across the globe, Newsom said. Blum Centers have since opened at all nine of UC undergraduate campuses, focusing not only on global poverty but also on low-income regions of California and Mexico. RICHARD BLUM OBITUARY EAST HERKIMER - Richard H. Blum "Sonny" age 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2023, at his home. The Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 was barely a year old when Blum picked a fight with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, Jiang Zemin, who had invited him and Feinstein, San Franciscos former mayor, to discuss Tibet over dinner. By Alex Traub Feb. 28, 2022 Richard C. Blum, a financier and major donor to Democrats above all his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California died on Sunday at the family home in San. Richard Blum died about two weeks ago after a long battle with cancer. Richard grew up in the Marshfield area and after graduating high school entered the Air Force. A friend of the Dalai Lama, Blum wrangled with Chinese leaders over their human-rights abuses in Tibet. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. She also holds a MA degree in journalism from Stanford University. Richard Blum, chairman emeritus of the University of California Board of Regents and husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, has died from cancer. My husband was my partner and best friend for more than 40 years, Feinstein, 88, said in a statement. Richard Blum, Investor and Husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Dies at 86. He is survived by : his daughter Debbie Blum Rogers; his brothers, Roger and Jeremy Blum (Carol); and his nieces and nephews, Scott, Keith, Mark, Darlene Brewer, Courtney Blum Brown and Tiffany Blum. Richard C. Blum was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley in the 1950s when he decided to hitchhike through Europe and Northern Africa as an exchange student the summer before his senior year. 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