On February 14 former Redmond city councilmember Richard Grubb passed away five days shy of his
83rd birthday. Mr. Grubb has been a resident of Redmond since 1982.
Richard was president of CARE (Civic Action on Redmond Environment) , a citizens group devoted to
preserving the 120 acre Redmond Golf Links property that is now Redmond Town Center.
Mr. Grubb was a “regular” at City of Redmond Planning Commission and City Council meetings providing
well-researched and thorough testimony on land use and environmental issues important to the people
of Redmond. such as the preservation of agricultural lands in the Sammamish Valley. After years of
providing testimony as a citizen activist and city hall watchdog, Mr. Grubb ran successfully for Redmond
City Council in 1991, serving two terms ending in 2000. During those years he served as the unofficial
poet laureate providing tributes for city officials upon their departures.
Mr. Grubb and his wife, Eunice who pre-deceased him in 2021, were residents of Education Hill for
close to forty years. Together they had a small crafts business as well as being committed to animal
advocacy in King County including providing foster care to small dogs and cats.
-- Courtesy of Rosemarie Ives, 2/24/2022
Ten Redmond Blog posts on Richard Grubb are here. (scroll)