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After spending his childhood in Los Angeles, California, Richardson enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as a decorated pilot in the Vietnam War. After being honorably discharged from the Army, he worked and studied in southern California, before marrying Catherine Coyl in 1973. He and his wife Catherine have eight daughters and one son. Richardson is a graduate of Brigham Young University (1976), and earned his J.D. at the J. Reuben Clark Law School (1979). Immediately following graduation, Richardson opened a small town law practice in Central Point, near Medford, Oregon. He continued practicing law in Central Point until his retirement in 2010. Dennis is a father of nine and a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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