Richard Bernal's Obituary
It is with great sadness that the family of Richard Bernal, 68, announce his recent passing on December 8th, 2020 due to health complications. Richard was born on August 12th, 1952 in San Bernardino, CA, son of the late Joseph and Louisa Bernal. He was the 2nd youngest out of his 5 siblings.
Shortly after graduating from Colton High School in 1970, Richard enlisted into the U.S. Army, 2nd Division Infantry where he served a full term in the Vietnam war alongside many friends and schoolmates, he then later joined the Air Force Reserves(1982-1989) and was stationed at Norton Air Force Base, CA, upon graduation. Richard would become a Sergeant as a part of the 455th Field Maintenance Squadron and finish out his term there.
Richard went on to have jobs at Griffin Wheel (1972-1982), Colton Joint Unified School District(1982-1985) and lastly the United States Postal Service (1985-2015) in San Bernardino, CA, where he retired after 30+ years of service. He made tons of friends throughout his career and different jobs, many of whom he remained in contact with throughout the years.
Retired life suited Richard, as he loved spending even more quality time with his wife, children, grandchildren and many friends that were like family. His love for some delicious food and golf was undeniable, but his love for teaching the word of God at his home church Echoes Of Love was what really filled his heart. Richard will be truly missed by all that knew him or had the pleasure of even just meeting him, he had a way with ministry and became a big mentor for many people.
He is predeceased by his parents Joseph and Louisa Bernal.
Richard is survived by his wife Marina Bernal, 7 children, Rick (Lela) Bernal, Stacy (Anthony) Bernal, Kimberly (Danny) Segura, Haylie Bernal, Daisen (Rachelle) Ponce, Joshua (Edith) Ponce, Kendall Ponce, 16 grandchildren, Jonas, Jason, Tyler, Rayna, Lucy, Jonas, Makayla, Aiden, Olivia, Noah, Kaleb, Daisen Jr. Ezrah, Nicolas, Zoey and Landon
5 siblings Patsy (Ken) Davison, Janice (Phillip) Campa, Rosemary Oliveros, Mona (Tony) Magaña, Joe Bernal.
A service will be held to honor Richard at a later date.
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