In the 20 years since he retired to the islands, he painted dozens of portraits and scenic watercolors that have been displayed in Honolulu art exhibits.

Before retirement, he was with Raymond Lowey industrial designers of New York and established Harper Richards Associates of Chicago. His designs ranged from sleek buses for Trailways and Greyhound to glass coffee pots.

Among his architectural designs were the penthouse suite of the Ambassador East hotel and the offices of many top businessmen in Chicago.

The architect's work best known to Honolulu residents was the sprawling white Connors home across the front of Round Top which is visible from much of the city.

Richards, 88, died Friday at home.

"He was an adventurer. There was a special touch in everything he did," said his daughter, Holly Richards. She recalled that in 1959, Richards and his wife packed up their family and 22 pieces of luggage and spent a year traveling around the world on freighters.

After his first wife died, he spent six months each year roam

ing the country in a trailer, with paints and canvas to record what he saw. "When he ran into an ocean, he'd get on an airplane and fly to Bora Bora or maybe Bali," his daughter said.

David Eyre said his friend had a flair for life and was a strong believer in the axiom that "all work and no play make Jack a dull boy."

"He'd traveled all over the world, and chose to retire in Hawaii. He loved the islands. He identified with the music," Eyre said.

In 1978, Richards married Hawaii author Mary Castro Fitzsimmons and the two traveled extensively, sketchbooks in hand, Eyre said.

Richards was born in Greenville, Miss., and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He is survived by his wife Mary; daughter Holly; son Balbir Singh Khalsa; stepdaughter Melainie Fitzsimmons; stepson Jeff Fitzsimmons; and four grandchildren.

Friends may call after 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Church. A funeral Mass will follow. The family suggests aloha attire.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Shepherd's Outreach Program at First United Methodist Church, or the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, Box 1619, Kailua 96734.

Vicente C. Admiral, 76, of Honolulu died Sept. 9 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Estrella A.; son Aquilino; daughters Rosalinda Matarlo and Jackie L. Admiral; sisters Regina Sison, Fortune Reyes, Jacinta Pangilinan and Leonora Nicomedes; brother Albert Nicomedes; and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Gregoria S. Agcaoili, 89, of Waianae died Sept. 19 in Maluhia Hospital. She is survived by sons Amancio Agcaoili, and Willie, Renato and Jaime Alcisto; daughters Pacifica Gorospe, Rosalina Amanonce, Clara Hernandez and Mercedes Ynalvez; brother Domingo Sosa; 30 grandchildren; and 56 great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Proceso A. Butac, 81, of Honolulu died Sept. 12 in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by wife Josefina A.; sons Miguel, Felix, Rosario and Henry; daughter Norma Crisologo; sisters Lapaz Gaygay and Ignacia Butac; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Friday at the cathedral and from 8 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Lucy K. Cainar, 92, of Wahiawa, a retired Hawaiian Tuna Packers Ltd. canner, died last Wednesday in the Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She is survived by sons Joseph K. and George Nahina; daughter Lucy Ayala; 19 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Loretta Anne Condlin, 50, of Waianae, a psychologist, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. She is survived by husband Joseph R.; son Eugene J.; mother Katherine L. Gilmore; brothers Hugh and Paul Gilmore; and sisters Mary Phipps, Kathlene Weber and Joanne Gilmore. Memorial service: 8:45 a.m. Saturday at Makaha Beach. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Marcel P. De Liso, 85, of Ewa Beach, lector Eucharistic minister for St. Joseph Church, died Sept. 13 in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Leonora J.; sons Gabriel A. and Michael F.; daughters Dawn L. Myers and Venus Y. De Liso; and four grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Abraham L.H. "Diamond" Diamond, 54, of Waianae, an employee for Albert C. Kobayashi Inc. and Liberty House, died Thursday at home. He is survived by sons Abraham H. and Henry K.; daughter Janis N.; brothers Henry and Charles; sisters Frances Young and Marion Davis; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire requested for Friday's service and casual attire for Saturday's service.

Seicho Kaneshiro, 81, of Hilo, a retired HT&T stevedore, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by brothers Roy, Seikichi and Seiko; and sister Matsuko. No services.

Katsumi "Kats" Kawasaki, 69, of Kaneohe, a retired painter/taper for various construction firms, died Monday in Castle Hospital. He is survived by wife Dorothy A.; sons Galen S. and Cy Y.; daughters Joy N. Sakamoto and Joni M. Hayashida; brothers Charley Kawasaki, Teruo Himoto, and Akira, Hiromu and Haruyuki Kawasaki; sister Hanako Uchiumi; and five grandchildren. Memorial service over his ashes: 3 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.

Eugenio E.L. Lapinig, 97, of Kahuku, a retired Kahuku Sugar Plantation field irrigator, died Saturday in Castle Hospital. He is survived by son Felimon "Doy"; daughters Felicia "Rita" Magallones, Vicenta "Vicky" Imperial, Helen Buehlmann, Dolores "Doris" Lagua and Loretta "Shorty" Kelai; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: noon Saturday at St. Roch's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Francis M. Maeda, 79, of Wahiawa, a Pearl Harbor Shipyard retiree, died Thursday. He is survived by wife Shizuko; son Kenneth; daughters Risa McDowell, Sandra Maeda and Janet Saito; brother Ronald; sister Evelyn Harada; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Joseph Martinez, 66, of Honolulu, formerly of Honomu, Hawaii, a sugar plantation laborer, died Sept. 24 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He is survived by brothers Antone, Candido, Louis, John and Manuel; and sisters Frances Farias, Mary Souza, Rose Garcia, Isabel Miranda and Dolores Vermeulen. Services held.

Matsuichi Oshiro, 77, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died last Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Setsuko; son Yuji; sisters Chiyoko Oyadomori and Akiko Chinen; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Jansen E. Padua, 36, of Aiea, an Air Force veteran, will be remembered in a memorial service Saturday. Padua was found on the H-1 freeway, tied to the interior of his burning station wagon last Wednesday. He is survived by daughter Anela Q.H.; mother and stepfather Marian and Richard Jackson; father and stepmother Mac and Helen; and brothers Charles R. Padua, and Newman L. and Neal K. Jackson. Memorial service: 8 a.m. Saturday at the Bernice Pauahi Chapel at Kamehameha Schools.

Gary T. Pereira, 52, of Ewa Beach, a retired Sears Distribution Center supervisor who also was a co-owner of Sunset Restaurant and Lounge, died Friday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by wife Pearl J.; sons Gary T. and Danny R.; brothers Roland J. and Leonard J.; and sisters Wilma M. Rogers and Nathalie A. Greene. Service: 12:15 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

George Soares, 77, of Pearl City, a retired federal plumber, died Sept. 23 in Kaiser Hospital. he is survived by wife Mathilda C.; son Stephen; daughter Sandra; brothers Joseph, William and Charles; and sisters Elizabeth Castro and Elsie Gouviea. Private services.

Richard W. Stanley, 67, of Kailua, a retired University of Hawaii professor who was the chairman of the Animal Science Department and owner of Puu Ohu Ranch, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Hiroko N.; sons Kenneth G., Kaito G., Jonathan H. and Samuel S.; daughter Suzanne K. Yount; ex-wife Marian; sister Faye Hummel; brother David; and three grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association.

Calvin Q.L. "Yaya" Wong, 65, of Honolulu died Sept. 24. He is survived by wife Jane; sons Jason Q.Y., Calvin Q.L. Jr., Arthur C.T.C. and Clarence Q.L.; daughters Paula W. Sheldon, Deborah, Merrirose and Octavia Wong, Georgeen Bickel and Jessie Ikeda; sister Betty L.W. Brabenec; brother Arthur K.S.; 28 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.