Richard “Dick” Schulist

September 24, 1938 – October 20, 2025 Richard “Dick” Schulist was born in Cleveland, Ohio and studied economics at Washington & Lee University. He earned a master’s in business, served in the Army, and built a career in banking as a loan specialist. Dick kept a wide circle of friends, especially through the San Francisco MAX social club, and was known for playing the piano entirely by ear simply for the enjoyment of it.

He moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s and spent decades working for Barclays and Liberty National banks. He also taught evening economics classes, which gave him no shortage of stories about his students, told with a dry, deadpan humor. Dick lived a private life and stayed remarkably fit, walking his daily 3-plus miles around the city and at

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