Richard (Dick) James Ingalls went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 30, 2023, from complications of a stroke. Dick was born in Buffalo, Wyoming, on May 9, 1930, the oldest of four children. Despite being raised in poverty, Dick learned the value of hard work and had an intense desire to learn. He started working on a ranch at eight or nine years old. During the school year he would work at a service station or Good Year store. He would go to the library and read encyclopedias while waiting for the bus to take him to the town closest to home and then walk the remaining mile.