Background
West, Richard Nelson was born on December 21, 1938 in Hilo, Hawaii, United States. Son of Nelson Leslie and Florence (Stayton) W.
West, Richard Nelson was born on December 21, 1938 in Hilo, Hawaii, United States. Son of Nelson Leslie and Florence (Stayton) W.
Bachelor, Whitman College, 1960.
Assistant manager Bank of Hawaii, Waniawa, 1964—1966, Hilo, 1966—1967, manager, 1967—1968, 1978—1983, assistant vice president, 1978—1983, vice president, since 1983, regional manager, since 1983. President Hawaii Island United Way, Hilo, 1979, University Hawaii, 1981, Hilo Athletic Association, 1981.
Member of Hilo Yacht Club (commodore 1973), Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce (president 1983).
Married Ellen May Cook, August 11, 1957 (divorced 1957). Children: David, Catherine, Leslie. Married Linda Lee Krause, September 26, 1975.
1 child Meghan.