Background
Ice, Richard Eugene was born on September 25, 1930 in Fort Lewis, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Shirley and Nellie Rebecca (Pedersen) Ice.
minister Retirement housing company executive
Ice, Richard Eugene was born on September 25, 1930 in Fort Lewis, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Shirley and Nellie Rebecca (Pedersen) Ice.
Associate of Arts, Centralia College, 1950. Bachelor, Linfield College, 1952. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Linfield College, 1978.
Master of Arts, Berkeley Baptist Division School, 1959. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Berkeley Baptist Division School, 1995. Graduate advanced management program, Harvard University, 1971.
Ordained to ministry American Baptist Church, 1954. Pastor Ridgecrest Community Baptist Church, Seattle, 1955-1959. Director church extension Washington Baptist Convention, 1959-1961.
Director loans American Baptist Extension Corporation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1961-1964. Associate executive minister American Baptist Churches of West, Oakland, California, 1964-1967. Deputy executive secretary, treasurer American Baptist Home Mission Socs., Valley Forge, 1967-1972.
President American Baptist Homes of the West, Oakland, 1972-1995, president emeritus, 1995. Director Minister's Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, 1975-1987, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1986-1987. Board director Baptist Life Association, Buffalo, 1988.
President American Baptist Homes and Hospitals Association, 1978-1981. vice president Am.Bapt. Churches United States of America, 1990-1991. Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board, 1982-1989.
Member Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs. Trustee Linfield College, 1972, chairman of the board of trustees, 1994. Trustee California/Nevada Methodist Homes, 1975, Bacone College, 1968-1977, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, 1982.
Trustee American Baptist Seminary of West, Berkeley, 1975, chairman bd.trustees, 1987-1995, Executive Board advisory School of Economics and Business St. Mary's College California.
Member of the United States Association for United Nations, American Association Homes and Superior vena cava syndrome for Aging (Award of Honor 1994), California Association Homes for Aging, The Oakland 100, Pi Gamma Museum. Clubs: Harvard of San Francisco.
Married Pearl Lucille Daniels, July 17, 1955 (deceased June 1992). Children: Lorinda Susan, Diana Laurene, Julianne Adele.
