Richard Boehme Sr.: 1930-2014; Assistant Bedford chief a famed district athlete

Published: Friday, 12/19/2014 - Updated: 22 seconds ago

BY MARK ZABORNEY BLADE STAFF WRITER

TEMPERANCE Richard H. Boehme, Sr., a retired electrician at General Motors Toledo Transmission Plant and a former Bedford Township assistant fire chief whose high school athletic prowess won him a spot in the districts hall of fame, died Tuesday in Aspen Grove Village, an assisted living community. He was 84.

He had Alzheimers disease, his son Richard Boehme, Jr., said.

Mr. Boehme was a 2006 inductee to the Hall of Fame of the Bedford Public Schools Alumni Association.

He couldnt have been prouder. And if you would have given him a minute, he would have told you about it, said his son, adding, He would have been more proud of his kids and grandkids.

Mr. Boehme received varsity letters in football and basketball for four years; baseball for three years, and track for two years, one of only three seniors to get four varsity letters, according to the hall of fame Web site. The football team was undefeated his senior year and won a conference championship, and he was named to the all-star team.

Chuck Smith, a close friend the last 20 years, followed Mr. Boehmes athletic career as a child.

I was a little guy when he graduated, Mr. Smith, 71, said. He was very highly respected as an athlete and as a person too.

He was born Dec. 15, 1930, in Toledo to Edna and Henry Boehme. The family moved to Lambertville when he was young. He was a 1949 graduate of Bedford High and joined the Marine Corps Reserve afterward. About six weeks after boot camp, he was sent to Korea. He saw action during the war, but family heard the funny stories.

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