Rick WellsJuly 9, 1947 - Oct. 16, 2017Resident of San Juan BautistaRichard "Rick" Wells passed away on October 16 in Walnut Creek. He was born on July 9, 1947 in Monrovia, CA. He graduated from Monrovia High School in 1965 and from Citrus College in 1972. Rick worked at Tandon Magnetics in Chatsworth, CA during the 1970's. He and his colleague, John Moon were recruited by Steve Jobs to work for Apple. After leaving Apple in 1985 he then went to work for Sun Microsystems. He retired from Celestica in 2013. He enjoyed all of the travelling he got to do and picked up a strong taste for Asian food. When he retired, he was in the two million mile club with United Airlines.Rick is survived by his loving wife, Mary Wells; his children, Evan Wells, Sonja McHenry (Colin), and Zetta Reicker (Rick); and his granddaughter, Talula Reicker.A Celebration of Rick's Life will be held at 11 AM on Sunday, November 19 at theThomas Fogarty Winery, 19501 Skyline Blvd, Woodside.
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