Richard ‘Ritchie’ Michael Araiza
June 15, 1991 - Aug. 10, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009 10:21 AM PDT
RIDGEFIELD, Wash.
Richard Araiza, age 18, of Ridgefield, Wash., passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, as the result of an automobile accident. “Ritchie” is survived by his parents, Chad and Elizabeth Campbell; brother, Joseph Campbell; and sister, Alexis Campbell; the Araiza family, of Weiser, Idaho; the family of Norm and Jackie Campbell, Ontario, Ore.; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Ritchie attended various grade schools, including one year at Annex near Weiser, and went to high school in Kuna, Idaho, Klamath Falls, Ore., and Ridgefield, Wash. He loved motorcycles, working on cars and hanging with his friends.
A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at the Ridgefield Community United Methodist Church, 1410 S. Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield, WA 98642. Please sign/view his guest book online at
www.columbian.com/obits.