Birth date: Jul 29, 1935 Death date: Aug 12, 2018
Richard Floyd Finch, 83, of Portland, Oregon died Sunday, August 12, 2018 in Portland, Oregon. Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, August 18, 2018 in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Don Stone, o Read Obituary
Sad news, one of the CORVAIR world greats is gone. I have all of his books and enjoyed our last visit several years ago at a Corvair gathering in NM.
Richard was knowledgeable and friendly and will be missed. My condolences to his family.
Steve Goodman
Golden, Colo
No one has ever done so much to help me with these infernal internal combustion air cooled machines as Sir Richard!
Truly the greatest of them all.
You are a great friend and will be deeply missed.
Craig and Lea Lamond
I was sorry to hear of Richards passing. I had known him since the mid-1970s. Over the years, I learned a lot about Corvairs from him, but probably the most enduring lessons were about welding and fabrication. The books he wrote on welding techniques were industry standards. He wasn’t afraid to build something himself and share the information on how to do it. His Corvair books are great examples, but especially his welding books. He once told me that he could teach me all I needed to weld in an afternoon, then, after a few years of practice, I would be “okay”. He will be missed. Seth Emerson, San Jose, CA.
My condolences to you, Roger and your family members.
