RICHARD HEADEN INMAN SR.

June 30, 1944 - Mar. 13, 2021

Richard Headen Inman, Sr., passed away on March 13, 2021, of n atural causes at the age of 76, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rich studied Near Eastern Governmental S ystems at the American University in Cairo, Egypt; volunteered in the Peace Corps in Paraguay; and played basketball on a scholarship for California State University Long Beach, California, where he received a bachelor of arts in Political Science and Public Administration. He received a master of public administration from University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

The first 26 y ears of Rich’s 40- year public administration career began in Imperial County where he holds the record f or the longest tenured county a dministrative officer, having worked 14 years in that position. H e taught Public Administration classes at San Diego State University, C alexico campus and served as city manager in Calexico before moving to Mariposa County in Yosemite to work as county administrative officer. Rich retired after a county administrative officer position in San Benito County, California.

Rich was preceded in death by his parents, D r. Verne and Irene Inman and brother, Robert Inman.

He is survived by his brother, Thomas (Judy) Inman (Alameda, CA) as well as his beloved children: Amity H errera of Henderson, NV, Richard (Whitney) Inman, Ryan (Wendy) Inman, Jesse Estrada, Joana (Daniel Brooker) Estrada all of San Diego, CA, and Jessica (Marshall) Martinez of Lake O swego, O R. Rich was amicably d ivorced from Diana Moreno of Lake Oswego, OR after 20 y ears of marriage. They had since remained loving friends. Rich will be missed by h is caregiver and mother- in- law, Ana Maria Moreno; grandchildren Jaxson, Austin, Emmie, and Reed; his best friend David Gartshore of Oakland, CA; adopted Dad Chief Nicanor “Benny” Benavidez of El Centro, CA; and many beloved nieces and nephews. H e cherished his pets but it was the 20- year- old America the Beautiful Cat that Rich rescued from the banks of the All American Canal as a tiny kitten who stayed by his side until his last breath.

A public celebration of Rich’s life will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at 12:00 noon at Fort Point National Historic Site, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California. For details, visit http://www. inmemoryofrichardheadeninmansr.com.

Memorial tributes can be made in remembrance of Rich’s life to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty t o Animals (ASPCA).