Welcome to my Home Page

 Click on any photo below to view that photo!!  You may also right click on any photo. You can always contact me at:
1944rlb@gmail.com

​I joined the Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol 2-5-2019 as a driver

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Click the line below to read more about Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol
https://www.scssecuritypatrol.org/
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 Mar. 2, 2015, we leased a house in Sun City Summerlin West Las Vegas, NV. Aug. 21, 2017, we bought a town home. (above) 
We love the backyard view of the golf course and the mountains to the North and West.
This 55+ community living is really interesting with all the activities.
      
Checkout some of my memories by clicking a tab on the menu bar at the top of this page. (Exp. Marco's Coffee Group)  
  Also check the MORE tab . . .


    The photo below is the family farm I grew up on West of Mohall, ND. Just off Hwy. #5.
     My nephew and his family live there now. My brother farms with his son.

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I grew up on this cattle and grain farmstead with my brother and parents. (Photo above taken in 1956)

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Photos Below of the Farm Taken July 2019 with My Drone

(Big Change from the 1965 Photo Above)

Photo below taken from an airplane.

My home page was started in the late 80s and then it kinda went away, as I lost my domain page and a few other parts. I thought it would be interesting to recreate the page with some old information and new. I trust you'll find this page informative. I have tried to give you some information about myself and some cheerful moments of my 70+ years. I will continue to work and update this page. Your comments are always welcomed at richard442001@yahoo.com. or 1944rlb@gmail.com. I can also be found on Facebook.

I was born in Minot, ND, (Feb. 22, 1944) and lived 18 years on a farm about seven miles Northwest of Mohall, ND, with my parents and a younger brother. (Photo above) I attended grade one at (Hamlet) a rural school West of Mohall on Highway #5. Then it was on to Mohall Public School for grade two through 12. I graduated from Mohall Public School in 1963. (You can read more about our class by clicking on the "MOHALL HS CLASS 1963" tab above)  I earned four letters in football and basketball. I also was a part of the band and chorus groups. So music and sports are a big part of my life.  Along with school activities working on the family farm was the next important  thing in the Becker lives. We milked cows and were small grain farmers. After high school graduation I attended the Wahpeton State School of Science (North Dakota State College of Science) in Wahpeton, ND. I was enrolled in the graphic arts courses. I was offered a job in the composing room at the Minot Daily News June 1, 1964. I worked through a number of owners and held various positions. The later years I was involved in the computer department. I resigned from the MDN Oct. 8, 1999, after working there some 35 years. I left the News as the Computer Systems Supervisor. (You can read more about some of my years at the MDN by clicking on the "My Days at the Minot Daily News" tab above under MORE) I started working at Osco Drug (CVS) in Minot, ND, Nov. 8, 1999, as a manager trainee. I took a job with Osco  March 12,  2000, in Grand Forks, ND,  as an assistant manager after completing the 18 week training courses. I retired in March 2006, from the GF Osco store. In Sept. 2007, we moved back to Minot, ND, to be near old friends and family. We purchased a new condo in Northwest Minot.

I started dating classmate Nan Read in the eighth grade and we were married June 14, 1964, in Mohall, ND, at the Zion Lutheran Church. A son Donald and daughter Michelle became part of our family. They are married and have families.  They blessed us with six grandchildren.  The oldest one (Tyler) became a Marine Nov. 8, 2015, as he headed off to basic training. After being deployed to Spain he is currently station in North Carolina.  (You can read and view photos of his Marine Boot Camp graduation by clicking the tab above under "MORE" "Tyler Becker's Marine

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Photo below from an airplane taken in 2019.

 Boot Camp Graduation". Grandson Alex is employed at the MPLS airport after graduating from the National Aviation Academy, Tampa, Fl., in May 2018. Nan passed away May 12, 2011, after battling cancer for nearly two years.  Dec. 29, 2012, I married high school classmate Melody (McCarroll) Edwards  in Las Vegas, NV, at the Mountain View Presbyterian Church. It was a small wedding with family and a few close friends attending.  Now I have two lovely step-daughters and families.  Melody and I now have fourteen grandchildren.  Aug. 2015, I sold my condo in Minot to my niece (Chriss Klassy) and became a full time Las Vegas resident.

I was raised in the Mohall Nazarene Church. Now called New Horizons Church of the Nazarene. I currently am a member of the Mountain View Presbyterian Church in Las Vegas, NV.  My parents were strong church members. The church has been a big part of my life.  I've served on a number of church boards.  Over the years I have served on a few community boards and enjoyed meeting new people. I also held a number of union offices over my MDN  years.  We belonged to the International Typographical Union (ITU) Local 376 for many years.

I enjoy almost all sporting events, so I can be found in front of the TV watching a basketball, football or baseball game in between naps. Having two children very active in sports it's part of my life. I've been riding motorcycles most of my life, so I enjoy riding my 2004 white 1800 Honda Gold Wing.  Sold it 11-11-2018. I've attended the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, SD, many times. Touring the Black Hills in SD is one of my favorite rides. I also enjoy working on this home page.

I started volunteering May 2019 with the Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol driving a car around our community. This club has over 200 members working 24/7. The club has five cars patrolling our community and each member works four hours per week. One dispatcher and a watch commander work with the drivers on each shift. The community has some 75 miles to patrol.


       (Click the "1900's or 2000's Motorcycle Trips" tabs
               (under MORE) above for stories of some of
                     my motorcycle trips and memories.)

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Richard Makes Las Vegas Magazine

 Richard Becker now living in Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV, has been taking pictures for the local Link Magazine. The Link is published monthly and is delivered to some 12,000 homes in Sun City Summerlin. The Link June 2020 issue published an article on Richard. The very nice article was written by our Executive Director Mitzi Mills. You can read the article by clicking on the line below and going to Pages 34-36.
http://www.suncitylink.com/uploads/1/0/3/9/103913400/june-2020-link-for-web.pdf

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My Family

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The above photos: (left) Nan and Richard was taken at (daughter) Michelle's place during a Christmas outing Dec. 2010. The last Christmas Nan spent with family.  Middle (Michelle & Don) taken at Dee's (Nan's sister) place a few summers ago. Far right  Dec. 29, 2012, Melody and I got married. Below left is Don, dad & Michelle. Skiing near Michelle's place in Colo. This might have been the time I almost ended up in a grove of trees. Right: Don, Michelle, Nan & Richard in Minot, ND.

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Last Christmas Family Spent with Nan at Michelle's 2010

Back Row Left To Right: Richard, Alex, Kim, Tyler, Don, Nan, Michelle and Randy. Front Row: Maddie, Haley, Megan, and Gavin Held by Randy.

Nan Passed Away May 12, 2011, After Two Year Battle With Cancer

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Melody and I got Married Sat., Dec. 29, 2012
Mountain View Presbyterian Church Las Vegas, NV

Melody and My Family all Made it to our Wedding

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My Family

Above Left to Right: Richard, Vivian, Roy and Jerry            Above Left to Right: Jerry, Mom and Richard

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My Father Roy Becker (center back row) Family

Back Row Left To Right: Lila, Roy, Lucille. Front Row: Mom Clara, Wallace, Gladys and Dad Albert.

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My Mother Vivian (Johnson) Becker (center back row) Family

Back Row Left To Right: Nora, Vivian, Erma. Front Row: Mom Olga, Palmo and Dad Olaf.

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Becker Cousins
Jerry, Dale, Gary, Richard, Dean,
June, Sally, Bruce & Marlys
Photo taken Nov. 29, 2014, at Vivian's funeral
in Mohall, ND, at the Church of the Nazarene
(Dean passed away Nov. 15, 2016)
(Phyllis (Becker) Jensen passed away Dec. 30, 2003)

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Golf Cart Takes Place of Honda Gold Wing

It’s been a good ride. Some 50 years of motorcycle riding came to an end Nov. 11, 2018. The Honda got replaced by a golf cart in the garage. It seemed like the right time to move on from the great motorcycle adventure. I didn’t make it to all the states on a Yamaha and two Gold Wings, but I made it through many and parts of Canada. Some of those nights in a tent in the rain I’ll never forget or when the air mattress went flat during the night. And on the road in the rain and snow. My rides through Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills in South Dakota will always standout in my mind. The Badlands in North Dakota are a great ride also. Attending the 50th Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, SD, will always be remembered and the many other times there.  I can truly say it was a safe journey. Thanks to my best riding buddy Ernie Lenertz for all those safe miles and good times together over the years. Ernie never got us lost and that was before the GPS and cells. All the friends I’ve meet over the years in Minot and along the way I will always cherish. My grand kids will miss those rides with grandpa, but the golf cart will have to do. Checkout my motorcycle trips by going to my web page at: www.1944becker.com.

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My Large Motorcycles

The 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale bike top left was the first large touring bike I owned. The 1993 Honda Gold Wing Aspencade in the center was the second large bike and the 2004 Honda Gold Wing was the last large bike I owned. I have some great memories of the days and miles I spent on those bikes with some great friends. I had a number of smaller bikes before the 1986 Yamaha.