I have sad news to report. On August 4, 2021, Richard Beers, long-time Bullard High School Forensics teacher and coach, passed away. You can read his obituary here:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/fresnobee/name/richard-beers-obituary?pid=199745369

Please note the following services: Rosary will be held at Farewell Funeral Service at 660 W. Locust Ste. 101 Fresno, Ca on August 18th at 6PM. Service will be held at St. Anthony of Padua 5770 N. Maroa Fresno, Ca on August 19th at 10 AM. Graveside service will follow at St. Peters Catholic Cemetery 264 N. Blythe Ave Fresno, Ca. Many of us in the Bullard community competed in Forensics and if we were good or even excellent, it was because of his leadership and teaching and training skills. His legacy is strong and we will miss him. On a personal note, the last time I saw Mr. Beers was at Roger Rocka's in the late 2000's. My company was having our Christmas party there and Mr. Beers was with his wife and another couple. We had time to talk during intermission. He was doing well and looked happy and healthy. I told him about our reunions and updated him on some of his Forensics students. I also told him about a trick I had played on one of his good friends who happened to be one of my engineering professors. It gave him a good laugh. I will tell that story sometime later.

[updated 8/17/2021 by Fred Lusk]