John Richard Duffield passed away peacefully at his home on October 21, 2022 after a long illness. he was 92 years old. Known as Richard or Dick, he was born on May 17, 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the second of his two sons, to Mildred and Stuart his Duffield, and lived in a bedroom in his community of Cranford, New Jersey. I grew up in His father commuted to New York City every day. They were united in his family of four. He loved his older brother Stuart and loved books. In fact, his mother had to kick out the neighborhood kids who used to hang out with her. He attended Cranford High School and stayed in touch with many of his classmates in the decades after his graduation. Dick followed his brother to Williams College in rural northwestern Massachusetts, where he excelled academically, where he edited the student newspaper, served as class president for two years, and was named valedictorian in 1952. served. One of his highlights from his college days was when a gust of wind blew and scattered notecards with the text of his commencement speech, leaving many in attendance gasping. But he remembered ahead of time, so he continued with his speech without any disappointment. Later in life, he was a devoted alumnus and was active in Williams’ college alumni association. While in college, Dick served in the United States Air Force for two years after he spent four years at his ROTC. Most of his time in the Air Force was spent at Marana Air Force Base outside of Tucson, but as an officer he was allowed to live in town and, on a blind date on Valentine’s Day, met his future wife. I met Mary Rose Carroll at the time. Day. From 1954 to 1957 he attended Yale Law School where he worked as a reviewer and a year later Mary He married Rose and returned to Arizona after graduating to practice law. I did. In less than a year in Phoenix, he joined the Darnell, Hall’s Apple, McFall and Spade companies in Tucson, became closer to the Mary Rose family and fell in love with the Tucson area. In 1963 he and several partners left the company to found Spaid, Fish, Briney & Duffield. This company has been bearing his name for nearly 60 years and now he is Duffield Adamson & Helenbolt. During the 1960s, Dick became deeply involved in Pima County and Arizona politics, working closely with Mo Udall and Sam Goddard, and eventually serving as chairman of the state Democratic Party. He led the state delegation to announce Arizona’s vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Later in life, he noted that delegations bused to the convention center early in the morning and returned to hotels late at night, so they were largely unaware of the historic protests and violence. Think big about your role. was held nearby. Throughout his life, Dick was active in his Tucson community. He helped found the Southern Arizona Hiking Club and St. Gregory High School (now The Gregory School), and was the founder of these and many other civic organizations, including the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. He often served as chairman of the steering committee. Chapters of the Nature Conservancy, Arizona Open Land Trust, Pima County Legal Aid Society, Tucson League for Public School, and Friends of the University of Arizona Libraries. He was an active member of the Tucson Literary Society, St. Phillips in the Hills and Episcopal. Tied to the office during the week, Dick loved spending his free time outdoors. He frequently took his family on picnic and camping vacations and hiked in the mountains around Tucson almost every Saturday until his late 70s. After the children left the nest, he and Mary Rose extended their adventures to hiking trails in Southern Europe.Throughout his life, Dick was an avid reader. Though he had a particular passion for medieval history and crime fiction, his interests were vast, delving into topics ranging from the birds of the Southwest to constellations to Bloomsbury his group and more. He also read both the Tucson newspaper and the New York Times from cover to cover each day. Dick loved movies and watched foreign films and box office hits weekly for much of his life. Over the years he has amassed a huge collection of his cassettes of videos and his DVDs. With his encyclopedic knowledge, if someone asks a specific question about a movie, he can usually answer it. I suggested that I should write “I went to In particular, Dick was a devoted son, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He and Mary His Rose had been married for over 67 years and made frequent trips to visit his parents in Massachusetts, children far away, and later his grandchildren. . They also had a long line of pet dogs. In addition to Mary Rose, Dick has four children, Christopher, John (Sheryl Eschbach), Jennifer (Barry Callahan), Marjorie (Diana Yanez), and four grandchildren, Bonnie Callahan (Vitopaolo Prencipe). ), leaving Elizabeth Duffield (Christopher Price). ), Kate Callahan (Brad Maskal), Stuart Duffield, and his three great-grandchildren, Gisela Plencipe, Enzo Plencipe and Arlo Maskal. The family would like to thank the wonderful caregivers who cared for him so caringly during the last few years of his life. are welcome to any of the organizations they have dedicated. A memorial service will be held on a determined date.