Terry Lee Richardson was born in Colorado City, Texas to Sam and Jodie Richardson on August 31, 1946. He went to high school at Midland Lee and graduated in 1964. He went on to earn a degree in Forestry and Business at Stephen F. Austin University where he met his wife of 55 years, Linda Richardson. As a Sargent in the Army, he served in the Vietnam War. Later he worked as a cementer for Haliburton for 24 years overseas in the Middle East, North Sea and Africa.
He enjoyed collecting tools and guns and spending time with family. He was an animated storyteller frequently sharing “drops of wisdom from the wisdom tree.”
Terry is survived by his wife, Linda Richardson; daughter, Nikki Richardson; son, Jesse Richardson; grandsons, Bobby Clark and Casey Clark, granddaughters, Alina Richardson and Ava Richardson; great grandchildren, Lea Clark, Blake Clark, Walker Clark, and Codi Clark; and sister, Sammie Jo Waldrip.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Jodie Richardson and his brother Tommy Richardson.
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