Funeral Homes in Richardson, TX

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Eddie Jackson (american football player), Scott Turner (american football player), Charles Shou-San Pao (figure skater), Ugo Chinasa (american football player), Stephen Sowan (actor), Johnathan Gwyn (television producer and television director), and James Douglas (actor).

Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the State of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 99,223. In 2014 the population was estimated to be 108,617. Richardson is an affluent inner suburb of Dallas and home of The University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson's 28 square miles (73 km2), including many of the world's largest telecommunications/networking companies: AT&T, Ericsson, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, Qorvo, and Fujitsu.In 2006, Richardson was ranked as the 15th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine. This ranked Richardson the 3rd best place to live in Texas. In 2007, the Morgan Quitno 14th Annual America's Safest and Most Dangerous Cities Awards pronounced Richardson the 69th safest city in America. In the same study Richardson ranked the 5th safest city in Texas. In 2008, Richardson was ranked as the 18th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine. This ranked Richardson the 4th best place to live in Texas. In 2009, Business Week's annual report on the "Best Places to Raise Kids," ranked Richardson in 2nd place in Texas. Richardson was the first North Texas city recognized as a best workplace for commuters by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Transportation in 2004. As of 2010 the city has continued to be recognized every year since 2004. In 2011 the Texas Recreation and Park Society awarded Richardson with the Texas Gold Medal for excellence in the field of recreation and park management. In 2014, Richardson was called the "5th happiest mid-sized city in America" by national real estate website and blog, Movoto.com, based on a number of metrics, such as low unemployment, low crime, and high income. Also in 2014 Richardson was named America's 17th Best City to Live in by 24/7 Wall St., based on crime, economy, education, housing, environment, leisure and infrastructure.

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Richardson Obituaries

It was revealed by Tyler Morning Telegraph on September 9th, 2021 that Latrece Smith died in Richardson, Texas.  Smith was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Latrece's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on November 17th, 2020 that Mary Louise "Lou" Halbach passed on in Richardson, Texas.  Halbach was 88 years old and was born in Des Moines, IA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary Louise "Lou"'s life.

It was revealed by Indianapolis Star and News on November 8th, 2020 that Irvin Jr Rev Baxter died in Richardson, Texas.  Baxter was 75 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Irvin Jr Rev's life.

It was noted by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on September 5th, 2020 that Norman A Gietzen perished in Richardson, Texas.  Gietzen was 77 years old and was born in Milwaukee, WI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Norman A's life.

It was disclosed by Topeka Capital-Journal on May 10th, 2020 that Eldon "Bud" Stoldt died in Richardson, Texas.  Stoldt was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eldon "Bud"'s life.

It was noted on February 12th, 2020 that Constance L Howells (Guy) died in Richardson, Texas.  Ms. Howells was 71 years old and was born in Adams Co, OH.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Constance L's life.

It was reported on December 14th, 2019 that Robert "Bob" Mickish perished in Richardson, Texas.  Mickish was 85 years old and was born in Custer Co, NE.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert "Bob"'s life.

It was disclosed on October 26th, 2019 that Thomas Patrick Cunconan died in Richardson, Texas.  Cunconan was 90 years old and was born in Des Moines, IA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Thomas Patrick's life.

It was written on April 28th, 2019 that Mary "Mitzi" Miller (Wilhelm) died in Richardson, Texas.  Ms. Miller was 85 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary "Mitzi"'s life.

It was revealed on April 21st, 2019 that Kelvin Lamont Pleasants died in Richardson, Texas.  Pleasants was 64 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Kelvin Lamont's life.

History

By 1910, residents had seen their first telephone, electric light and gravel street, and had grown in number to about 600. William J. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2007 estimate, the population had grown to 101,400.

In the 1840s, settlers from Tennessee and Kentucky began arriving in the Richardson area which was inhabited by Comanche and Caddo Native American tribes. Wheeler donated land for the town site and railroad right-of-way, but declined to have the village named in his honor. In 1908 the Texas_Electric_Railway an electric railway, began service north to Denison, Texas, south to Waco, Texas, southeast to Corsicana, Texas and west to Fort Worth, Texas.

The official website for the city of Richardson is http://www.cor.net.