Dick, we love you, well miss you and well continue to celebrate everything you accomplished during an amazing life., Speaking to The Times in 1990, Blum said he believed in pushing whatever happens to be my agenda to the max.. Ms. Feinstein is now the fifth-longest-serving United States senator, and if she stays in office for just under a year longer she will surpass Barbara A. Mikulski as the longest-tenured female senator in American history. Richard Blum never feared to speak the truth the man has guts whether to governors, fellow regents, students, staff, faculty or media, Yudof said in the foreword to Blums oral history, recorded during more than 20 hours from 2009 to 2014 by three interviewers and stored at the Bancroft Library of UC Berkeley. Blum served as a UC regent for nearly two decades and was chairman emeritus of the board. Four years later, Blum and his partners sold the circus to Mattel Inc. for $40 million. My husband was my partner and. Leave a sympathy message to the family on . Nanette Asimov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Dick was more than a friend, Lansing said. Richard J Blum Casa Grande, Arizona February 26, 1949 - November 26, 2020 Obituary & Events Plant a tree Share a memory of Richard J Blum. " Dead by Daylight " is coming to Hollywood. Dianne Feinstein's husband Richard Blum dies after long battle with cancer Blum was a financier and philanthropist, focusing on Tibet and ending global poverty Mayor Dianne Feinstein with her. Blum, the husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 86 years old. Devoted grandfather of 13 and brother of John (Kathy) Blum. 7, 2006. We have a hole in our hearts that will never be filled. https://www.wsj.com/articles/richard-blum-husband-of-dianne-feinstein-dies-at-age-86-11646069883. "We are saddened to learn that longtime UC Regent Dick Blum passed away late Sunday, and . She started at the Los Angeles Times in 1998, previously covered multiple presidential, state and local races, and completed a Knight-Wallace fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2019. In 2020, a state audit found that dozens of students were admitted to selective UC campuses over more qualified applicants because of exaggerated athletic abilities, wealth and connections. When Moscone got shot, that was the first call she made, to Blum, and he came over to City Hall and he was with her, Roberts said. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) appears with husband Richard Blum at an election event in San Francisco in November 2018. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may contribute to MoCa Cleveland (mocacleveland.org) or the charity of their choice. Yet tributes to Blum on Monday crossed party lines. Then you wish you were bored.. The self-made multimillionaire helped shape UC, much as he transformed troubled corporations early in his career including, at one point, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. [5], In the 1970s, Blum supported then Mayor of San Francisco George Moscone. Blum was remembered most on Monday for his generosity of spirit and deep devotion to family, including his three daughters from his first marriage Annette, Heidi and Eileen his stepdaughter, Katherine, and many grandchildren. Clinton Cardell Pruitt passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in Blum, Texas surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home. He is also the former chairman of the University of California Board of Regents and a former chairman of the advisory board for the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. My husband was my partner and best friend for more than 40 years. 7, 2006. Friends and associates at the time described him as an aggressive straight shooter with boundless drive and a disarming Lt. His dealings in San Francisco and overseas proved nettlesome during her unsuccessful 1990 run for governor and her 2000 senate reelection campaign. Born into a family of clothing merchants, Blum graduated from Lowell High School, where he was known among his peers as confident and strong-willed. He was born on September 20, 1936, a son of the late. The talk was sponsored by his American Himalayan Foundation and the Blum Center for Developing Economies at Berkeley. About 2 in the afternoon, Id doze off for a while, Blum recalled. [4], Blum founded Blum Capital in 1975. [19], Blum was also the primary owner of Career Education Corporation until 2015[20][21] and served on the boards of the CB Richard Ellis (chairman), Newbridge Capital (co-chairman), and Blum Capital. Search by Name. He was born on September 20, 1936, a son of the late Herman A. and Catherine (Gibson) Blum. Feinstein has represented California in the Senate since 1992. [18], On April 25, 2009, at talk featuring the 14th Dalai Lama, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgenau presented Blum with the Berkeley Medal, the university's top honor. .css-16c7pto-SnippetSignInLink{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;}Sign In, Copyright 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Dick" Blum of LaGrange, age 74, passed away at home on February 16, 2012. He was raised and educated in Herkimer and enlisted in the US Airforce. Richard Blum lived an extraordinary life, and he left this world better than he found it lifting up our communities and helping connect people from across the globe, Newsom said. He attended Wall Lake Community School and graduated with the class of 1961. Columbo style and a passion for distance running and Tibetan treks. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., honored Blum on the Senate floor on Monday, calling Blum a friend and adviser to many senators who truly led a remarkable life., Every now and then he would call me with his frequently insightful, often brilliant ideas, Schumer said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke about Blums contributions to San Francisco, the city the Democrat represents. [22], Blum had a strong interest in Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, and in 1981 he attempted to climb Mount Everest from the Tibetan side with Sir Edmund Hillary. The best poems for funerals, memorial services., and cards. Edit Search New Search. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. More than a year later, although the report is complete, it hasnt been made public because the regents have still not reviewed it, university officials said. He was born on September 20, 1936, a son of the late Herman A. and Catherine (Gibson) Blum. Dick was a friend for over 40 years. He was predeceased by : his parents, Herman A. Blum and Catherine Blum (Gibson); his friend Violet Franklin; his sister-in-law Carol; and his nephew Jamie Blum. Richard Blum, former UC regent and husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. [32] He was hospitalized in September 2021 for an undisclosed reason. Feinstein's husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, was named Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, by the state auditor's office as one of the regents involved in admissions scandal where UC . For nearly two decades, Blum served as a member of the University of California Board of Regents and was chairman emeritus of the board, and he founded the Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley, which is focused on addressing global poverty. RICHARD BLUM OBITUARY. Sen. Ben Ray Lujn, D-N.M., is also absent after suffering a stroke in January. There are no events at this time. The marriage was the third for Feinstein and the second for Blum, who had three daughters with his first wife. Dick, we love you, well miss you and well continue to celebrate everything you accomplished during an amazing life.. He was 86. He was a loyal Dartmouth graduate of the class of 1953 and a U.S. Marine Corps officer. I am going to miss him terribly, Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in a statement. [6], Blum joined investment brokerage Sutro & Co. at the age of 23, becoming a partner before age 30. For many years Richard worked for the Herkimer County Highway Department and later for Views Paving. She couldve been your daughter she couldve been my daughter, Blum seethed at Zemin as he waved a cloth bracelet the nun had made in prison and had given him after he financed her immigration to Switzerland. In a statement, Gov. I am going to miss him terribly., Blums storied career took many forms. My husband was my partner and best friend for more than 40 years," Feinstein said in the statement. Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. A friend of the Dalai Lama, Blum served as an honorary consul of Nepal. Mr. Blum exerted influence generally as a political patron and an adviser. [17], On March 12, 2002, Blum was appointed by California Governor Gray Davis to a 12-year term as one of the Regents of the University of California. [27][28], He donated to the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), Merced and Los Angeles (UCLA) and Sonoma State University, as well as Macalester College. If youre in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist. Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a member? Feinstein announced her husband's death in a statement Monday morning that said . The Blum boys were sent for two years to a military academy in San Rafael where they met another future financier, Warren Hellman. Richard C. Blum, a longtime Bay Area businessman and husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died at home Sunday night after a long battle with cancer. Our nation and our world are better for his work.. When the centers new building broke ground in 2009, a glittering array of political celebrities among them former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton; former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz, who became a center trustee; and former Vice President Al Gore heaped praise on the project, and on Blum. Also, he was always very good company. Richard Blum dies: Husband of Dianne Feinstein, S.F. He remained her closest confidant and most reliable fund-raiser through her mayoralty, which ended in 1988. Since 1974, Burger King ran a series of much-lampooned but successful television commercials in . He published his memoir in 2016, An Accident of Geography: Compassion, Innovation and the Fight Against Poverty. In it, he says he was thrilled to learn in 1953 that people had reached the top of Mount Everest for the first time but also felt jealous. Fall 2022 President's, Dean's lists and graduates. Feinstein announced that Blum had died, after a long battle with cancer, in a statement Monday morning that said . Blos was a wonderful, high energy enthusiast person. After the circus deal which he signed, somewhat theatrically, at the Colosseum in Rome he founded what would later be known as Blum Capital Partners in 1975 and also kept his hand in politics as chair of then-San Francisco Mayor George Moscones Fiscal Advisory Committee. It was on his first trek in Nepal in 1968 that Blum grew interested in the breathtaking terrain and compassionate cultures of the Himalayan region. His father, Herbert Blum of New York City, sold robes and raincoats, and moved to San Francisco after winning the Western sales territory. A 1990 profile of Blum published in the lead-up to Feinsteins unsuccessful gubernatorial run painted him as a well-connected man of many passions and interests. Funeral arrangement under the care ofFenner Funeral Home Inc. He was a regent of the University of California from 2002 until his death. Richard graduated from Berkeley with bachelors and masters degrees in business administration. There he earned a reputation as a no-nonsense chairperson of the board for nearly three years and got things done: reining in UCs high-spending Office of the President in the mid-2000s, easing out that eras ineffective president and, in 2008, tapping a new president, Mark Yudof, whose five-year tenure was seen by many as beneficial for the university system. Blum battled cancer and died on February 27, 2022, as Mercury News reported . In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Alzheimer's Association. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party.