Richard “Dick” Eppley passed away after a long and full life.

He was born October 12 1931 in Puyallup, WA; the second child of Ida Mae and Glen O. Eppley.

He is survived by his bride, Alice Jean Eppley, daughter, Zoe Eppley (Harry Lenchitz). son Dean Eppley (Daria), and his sister’s children: Rebecca Chesterman (Bruce), Melissa McLain and Chris McLain (Robin).

Dick graduated from Washington State University, and after marrying his sweetheart, moved to California for graduate school at Stanford. Dick put himself through college playing Jazz, and music remained central to his life. Gatherings of students and friends at the Eppley home frequently became jam sessions with Dick on piano, sax or clarinet. He had a long career at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, where he studied ocean productivity and global carbon budgets. He made many scientific cruises, on occasion bringing Jean along as his technician. He was a caring mentor and is missed by his close academic family. Dick and Jean were highly social and had a large circle of friends. During retirement they took up ballroom dancing and explored the World with traveling partners, the Bob & Joyce Quade of San Diego. Dick and Jean moved to Casa de Manana in La Jolla, and later Eskaton of Grass Valley, CA.

Dick succumbed to the ravages of age, but left a glow in many hearts.