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James Richard 鈥淒ick鈥� Anklam 鈥� a spirited man who was well known in the mining, industrial and building communities 鈥� died Monday, January 30, of complications from multiple illnesses. He was 83.

Anklam died at Northwest Medical Center where he was surrounded by family for several weeks, said his son James Anklam.

鈥淗e is at peace,鈥� said Markie Anklam who was married to Dick for 61 years.

鈥淭he qualities he passed on to me were that family matters, relationships matter. He put God first and he put others ahead of himself,鈥� said James Anklam, recalling that his dad, no matter how busy he was, attended sporting events when he and his brother and sister were young.

鈥淗e taught us not to take anything for granted. He taught us that the time you spend with people and your family is the most important,鈥� said James Anklam.

His family reminisced about Dick鈥檚 adventurous life, his Presbyterian faith, and his love for the University of 蜜柚直播 where four generations of Anklams graduated.

Dick was born at the Stork鈥檚 Nest 鈥� 蜜柚直播鈥檚 first maternity ward 鈥� on July 26, 1933. He grew up with his parents on his family鈥檚 homestead that included hundreds of acres on 蜜柚直播鈥檚 west side where the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa sits in the 蜜柚直播 Mountains. Anklam Road is named after Dick鈥檚 great uncle and great aunt.

Dick and his brother grew up free-spirited on the land and hunted for the family鈥檚 meals, which included rattlesnake, deer, javelina and rabbits. Their mother, Jessie, a UA grad who was a teacher, was a 鈥渢ough broad鈥� who rarely was rattled, said Jeff Benedict, Dick鈥檚 son-in-law, recalling stories.

He recalled two instances, however, when the boys managed to shake their mother. Once, when they killed rattlesnakes and skinned them, leaving the carcasses in the sink. 鈥淲hen Jessie turned on the water, the snakes stood up in the sink,鈥� said Benedict. 鈥淪he had enough.鈥�

Another instance was when Dick and his brother captured two bats and put them in the refrigerator. When Jessie opened the fridge鈥檚 door, the bats came at her, recalled Benedict, roaring in laughter.

The boys experienced more adventures when they tagged along with their father, Ralph, a foreman of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The elder Anklam鈥檚 work included construction of shelters on Gates Pass, lights installations at Colossal Cave, and building bridges, outhouses and picnic tables in Sabino Canyon.

When Dick attended 蜜柚直播 High School, he received 鈥渋mpeccable grades,鈥� was editor of the school鈥檚 newspaper and lettered in track and cross country. He was awarded the Baird Scholarship to attend the UA.

While students at the UA, Dick met his future wife, Markie Barker, a native of Cottonwood. The two, who were active in student government, met their junior year at a Sabino Canyon picnic. They soon became sweethearts 鈥� marrying in 1955, the year they graduated. He was a mining engineer and she was a teacher.

The newlyweds found jobs on the Navajo Nation and lived in Bloomfield, New Mexico in the Four Corners area.

Dick worked for Shell Oil coring oil samples and Markie taught high school students for several years before they moved to Danville, California after Dick took a job working in sales for Johns-Manville, an industrial corporation that supplied materials to manufacturers and the construction industry. He worked in California until 1985 when the Anklams returned to 蜜柚直播.

Dick worked for contractors before joining the 蜜柚直播 Builders Alliance, which represents companies that service the commercial and industrial construction industry.

As a director for the alliance, he formed an education program through Pima Community College and established an electrical apprenticeship training program, said Markie Anklam.

鈥淗e worked with instructors and had a series of safety classes in the construction trades,鈥� said Markie Anklam, explaining that his curriculum affected hundreds of students. He retired from the alliance in 2007.

鈥淒ick always had time for others and gave of himself,鈥� said his wife, adding that he founded a prison ministry in the late 1980s and a halfway house for inmates to help them transition into society.

In addition to his wife and son, James, Anklam is survived by two other children, 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a brother.

A celebration of Anklam鈥檚 life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at Catalina Foothills Church, 2150 E. Orange Grove Road. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the church or .