★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
Lt. Richard Creighton '70, USN was lost on June 24, 1977 when the helicopter he was co-piloting crashed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
From his widow, Carol, in the Class of 1970's 40th Reunion Book:
Following graduation Rick went to Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, in the Master’s program in electrical engineering. In February 1971, Rick and I were married and moved to Pacific Grove. In the summer of 1971, Rick began flight school, receiving his wings in 1972. His first assignment was to HSL-33, Naval Air Station Imperial Beach, California. In 1975 Rick went to Patuxent River NAS to VX-1. In April 1977 Rick and I joyfully welcomed our son, Benjamin Vance Creighton, into the world and in June we lost Rick in a helicopter accident.
Ben, like his father, graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach as both a scholar and athlete. Ben attended Yale University and graduated with both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in political science in 1999. … Although Rick and Ben had only two months of life together, there are expressions, nuances, and a grace that they strongly share. I know that Rick would be as proud as I am of the man who is our son.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/RICHARD_A._CREIGHTON,_LT,_USN