Arnold, CA…Richard “Dick” Haight January 16, 1931 ~ May 17, 2024 (age 93). Richard Lee Haight, aged 93 years, passed peacefully from this life to the next at his home in Arnold in the arms of his family. Dick left behind his loving wife of 69 years, Donna Boitano Haight; children, Jeffrey Haight (Cheryll), Wendy Haight (James), Laura Brinegar (Robert) and Randall Haight (Holly);18 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren; brother, George Haight (Marilyn); and many other friends and relatives.
Dick was born in Galesburg, Illinois and moved to Calaveras County in 1947. He was a Land surveyor who loved the mountains. He and his partner, Gene Weatherby, had a successful business in San Andreas, developing many of the big subdivisions in Calaveras County.
In retirement, Dick, a self-taught landscape artist, enjoyed painting mountain scenes, and traveling the country with Donna and his Scotty dogs. Dick was known as a kind and gentle man, a devoted husband and father. He will be missed.
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