Richard Eugene Thornton Ii

Richard Eugene Thornton II, 72, passed away on the 10 ^th January 2018 at his home.

Born to Richard Eugene Thornton and Norma Jean Merritt on the 3 ^rd of July 1945 in Toledo Ohio.  He was the oldest child of four children, Gary Thornton, Twanna Zamora, and Denise Thornton.

Richard is survived by his wife of three years Donna Tingen and her family, His oldest son Richard Eugene Thornton III, his son Richard Erik Thornton, and his daughter Jennifer Jean Jensen, 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by the love of his life Hilda Maxine Mullin.

He opted out of his senior year of high school to join the United States Navy in 1963, where he served multiple tours in Vietnam.  He served his country for 17 years before leaving the Navy and settling down in Las Vegas.

Richard was an outdoorsman; he loved to hunt Deer and Elk. Half of the excitement of the hunt for him was in the preparation, as he was continually making improvements for the next hunting camp for him and his hunting partner Eddie.

He also had a deep love for his horses. He loved the freedom that riding horses brought him, as it allowed him quiet times to clear his head and think about life.  Even when his health wouldn’t allow for him to ride he spent the remainder of his life caring for and spoiling his three horses.

Richard had a heart as big as the Sierra Nevada’s, and would do anything in the world for those he loved, and that is how he will be remembered.

He will be forever loved and missed by those whose lives he touched, especially his grandchildren who he just couldn’t stop spoiling.  Our lives have all been enriched and made better because he was in them.