A public memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 4, at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. ", "Richard Blum dies: S.F. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and worked on ProPublicas Electionland project during the 2016 presidential election. For some people, the best send-off is one that they would have loved to attendthemselves: a big party. At the time, she was preoccupied with the illness of her second husband, neurosurgeon Bertram Feinstein, who later died of colon cancer in 1978. About five years ago, when Buell was chairing an effort to bring the Americas Cup to San Francisco, Blum donated not because of a great attachment to sailing, Buell said, but because it was civic, and I think thats a good reflection of who he was.. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. For 30 years, Elaine and I have been privileged to cross paths with Dianne and Dick in a number of ways, both professional and personal. Friends and associates at the time described him as an aggressive straight shooter with boundless drive and a disarming Lt. Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via Getty Images, Vivan Mehra/The The India Today Group via Getty Images, Eric Luse/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images, Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images. Vice President Kamala Harris said the philanthropist believed we could build a world that respected the rights and essential dignity of all people, and dedicated his life to that aim. 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, Gov. She previously covered D.C. politics and California lawsuits for McClatchy's publications, including the Sacramento Bee, as a national real-time reporter. "We are saddened to learn that longtime UC Regent Dick Blum passed away late Sunday, and . Feinsteins statement lauded her late husbands charitable work for the people of the Himalayan region of Asia, citing the creation of the nonprofit American Himalayan Foundation as one of his proudest achievements., We have a hole in our hearts that will never be filled, Feinstein concluded. He has advised Presidents Obama, Clinton and Carter on economic policy, Yudof said, noting that Blum was especially proud of Feinstein, Californias senior senator, the first woman to chair the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and his wife of 42 years. And three, I get to pay to watch all this happen.. In a statement of condolence, Mr. Biden called Mr. Blum a successful businessman and proud son of California who dedicated much of his public life to fighting poverty around the globe through the establishment of the American Himalayan Foundation, a nonprofit group that builds schools and hospitals in Tibet, and the Blum Center for Developing Economies at the University of California, Berkeley, which focuses on innovative solutions to global poverty. There will be a visitation time one hour prior to the service. In the middle of it all she met Blum, chairman of the mayors Fiscal Advisory Committee, which the investment banker had created. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File). She would be 91 on Election Day. Dick Blum shares my belief that we all need to make a lifelong commitment to poverty alleviation, Clinton said at the time. In recent months, Feinstein spent considerable time away from her Senate schedule in Washington to be with him. Blum has three daughters from a first marriage: Annette Blum of Santa Monica, Heidi Blum of Switzerland, and Eileen Blum Bourgade of San Francisco. Columbo style and a passion for distance running and Tibetan treks. Every day in the fog-caressed city of San Francisco, a half dozen souls are overwhelmed by the Big Sleep. Will Bay Bridge go dark forever? .css-16c7pto-SnippetSignInLink{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;}Sign In, Copyright 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nevertheless, he and Feinstein acted as intermediaries through the years between the Chinese leadership and the Dalai Lama. financier and UC regent was 86, Jeannene Przyblyski, S.F. He was 86. Copyright 2019 - 23 Richard (Dick) William Siegel, 83, of Andover Township, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Eileen was born in Bridgeton NJ and grew up in Daretown, the daughter of Quinton Reeves & Mildred Schaeffer Hackett. Richard C. Blum, the husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday night after a long battle with cancer, the senator said in a statement. Our colleagues very loving husband was, simply put, a fascinating person. He was 86. Blum, a graduate of Cal-Berkeley, founded private equity firm Blum Capital in 1975 and married then-San Francisco Mayor Feinstein five years later. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard H. Blum of East Herkimer, New York, who passed away at the age of 86, on January 13, 2023. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. He never tires of telling people that, when they married, he decided to keep his maiden name, Yudof quipped. It's surprising how much a musical selection can affect mourning. Blum was first appointed to the UC Board of Regents by former California. Originally from Miami, she holds a masters degree in journalism from USC. He received bachelors and masters degrees in business administration at UC Berkeley and joined Sutro & Co. at the age of 23, where he worked as a $300-a-month junior research analyst. 'I am afraid': Ukraine envoy at UN reads Russian soldier's Canadian teacher with size-Z prosthetic breasts placed on paid leave, What's next for Buster Murdaugh after dad's murder conviction, life sentence, Patrick Mahomes' brother accused of assault, forcibly kissing owner at bar, Prince Harry says hes not a victim: I never looked for sympathy, Allison Holker pens touching note to kids after Stephen tWitch Boss death, Heather Dubrows youngest child, 12, comes out as transgender, March 4, 1984: Martina Navratilova defeats Chris Evert at MSG, Tom Sizemore And The Dangerous Burden of Desperation, Tom Sandoval breaks silence on Ariana Madix split amid cheating claims. His net worth was estimated to exceed $1 billion. Behaviour Interactive. Receive breaking news and original analysis - sent right to your inbox. He served for many years on the Haas Schools advisory board, and in 1994 was named alumnus of the year. After Bertram Feinsteins death, Dianne Feinstein again met with Blum for an economic update, and a romance soon blossomed, with Feinstein even accompanying Blum on a 1978 trip to India and Nepal. In an interview with this news organization, Blum dismissed the episode as much ado about nothing.. He was the son of Louise (Hirsch) and Herbert Blum, who sold robes and raincoats. [11], Blum served on the boards of multiple companies, including Northwest Airlines Corporation,[12] Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc., Korea First Bank,[9] URS Corporation,[13] and National Education Corporation. 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Dianne Feinstein, right, smiles next to husband Richard Blum at an election night event in San Francisco in 2018. Our Staff | In addition to his work in finance and global charity, Blum was a member of the Board of Regents at his alma mater for nearly two decades. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard H. Blum of East Herkimer, New York, who passed away at the age of 86, on January 13, 2023. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Richard H. Blum, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. If you know of an upcoming event for Richard H. Blum, please add one. 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. Friends are welcome to attend the service. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Blum a powerful force for good in San Francisco, the city she represents, whether as a patron of our arts, a donor to our food banks or a benefactor to our efforts to end homelessness., Gov. Richard Blum, the longtime husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday evening following a battle with cancer, the senator announced Monday. Blum was a longtime donor to Democratic candidates and liberal causes. He is expected to return in the coming weeks, ahead of an expected April vote on Biden's Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson. Dick was born . I am going to miss him terribly.. That move could have caused Ms. Feinstein to leave the Senate and travel overseas with Mr. Blum, and some Democrats saw it as a potential way for her to make a graceful exit from Congress at age 87. He was born on September 20, 1936, a son of the late Herman A. and Catherine (Gibson) Blum. Richard L Blum Sr. of The Villages, Florida passed away on February 11, 2022 at the age of 91. [4], Blum founded Blum Capital in 1975. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Blum, 86, husband of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday evening after a long battle with cancer. The Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 was barely a year old when Blum picked a fight with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China, Jiang Zemin, who had invited him and Feinstein, San Franciscos former mayor, to discuss Tibet over dinner. By Alex Traub Feb. 28, 2022 Richard C. Blum, a financier and major donor to Democrats above all his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein of California died on Sunday at the family home in San. You have funeral questions, we have answers. The marriage was Feinstein's third. He was actively involved in St. Timothy's, and enjoyed Golfing and Swimming. Richard Blum dies: Husband of Dianne Feinstein, S.F. Richard Blum, center, joined his wife, Senator Dianne Feinstein, as she was sworn in to another term in the Senate by Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 3, 2019. the establishment of the American Himalayan Foundation. FILE - Richard Blum in San Francisco, Nov . (86 years old). Months later, former Supervisor Dan White assassinated Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, propelling Feinstein to the citys top spot. Several years ago, the senator initially failed to disclose that Blum owned more than $100,000 in Facebook shares until after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified to the Senate. Richard graduated from Berkeley with bachelors and masters degrees in business administration. Sen. 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 wrongly admitted dozens of wealthy, mostly white students as favors to well-connected people. We have a hole in our hearts that will never be filled, Feinstein said. [23][24] He was the chairman and founder of the apolitical American Himalayan Foundation (AHF), which has given millions of dollars to build hospitals and schools in Tibet and Nepal, but refrained from political involvement with the Chinese control of Tibet. Hayley Smith covers breaking news in California with a focus on wildfires, drought and climate change. My husband was my partner and best friend for more than 40 years. CLEVELAND Richard J. WASHINGTON (AP) Richard Blum, husband of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. His enormous generosity is an inspiration for so many of us.. He then told The Chronicle: I did it a bunch of times, adding that he never considered it a problem to write recommendation letters directly to chancellors and bypassing the traditional admissions process. "My heart is broken today. In a statement, Gov. A successful financier and philanthropist, Blum was a significant figure in progressive politics and education for decades. He chatted at Everest base camp with his friend Sir Edmund Hillary before attempting a mountain route not even the Everest pioneer had tried. The Blum Lab for Developing Economies a partnership with the Milken Innovation Center at the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research was officially launched two years ago. [3] After Moscone's assassination, Blum supported the new mayor Dianne Feinstein; they married in 1980. Thomas J. Gibbons / Special to The Chronicle, Heres where California reservoir levels stand after this weeks rains. She speaks English and Spanish. Richard Dale Blum was born on December 12, 1927 in Terril, Iowa and passed away on February 6, 2022 in Gainesville, Florida. SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/BCN) - Richard Blum, the husband of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and a longtime member of the University of California Board of Regents, died Sunday evening after. His mother, Louise Hirsch, was born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in San Francisco. Share Obituary. Emily was a USC Center for Health Journalism fellow in 2021 and a Renaissance Journalism Equity Reporting Project fellow in 2014. He was by my side for the good times and for the challenges. In the 1984 presidential election, Democratic nominee Walter Mondale interviewed Feinstein to be his running mate but ended up selecting Geraldine Ferraro. Pillsbury acquired the Burger King business in 1967, and a year later, BBDO was signed on as the company's advertising agency. Sen. Ben Ray Lujn, D-N.M., is also absent after suffering a stroke in January. My husband was my partner and. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his long time loyal friend, Violet Franklin, on July 25, 2018, a sister-in-law, Carol and nephew, Jamie Blum. 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. Leave a sympathy message to the family on . Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) appears with husband Richard Blum at an election event in San Francisco in November 2018. It was only during his final months that he sought government office, informing President Biden early last year that he hoped to be made an ambassador.