I had the pleasure of working closely with Rick for the last few years. He had such a great personality and was an amazing colleague at work and a great mentor and lead to his team members. 

My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends for their loss. May he rest in peace.

I worked with Rick.  Rick was a thorough gentleman and had a level of decency seen in few.  He was passionate about his work and strived hard to make a difference for those that worked with him.

His sense of justice and fairness was a guiding light in all his dealings at work.  He was fair and demanded that from those around him.

May God ease the burden of his family to accept this inevitable destination for Rick.  We will all return to our creator.   Some go early.. some follow...

I've known Rick since we were teenagers and we both attended La Jolla High school. Our families owned a business together for almost 40 years, and we grew up working there off and on over the years. I will remember Rick as fun, intelligent, and someone who was also a bit of a prankster. I am so thankful to have seen him recently one last time at one of his sister Diana's performances and caught up with each other's lives over a beer. You will be missed my friend. May you rest in peace.

Wonderful colleague and friend for many years.  He was passionate about his work. I enjoyed all my interactions with him - related to work or otherwise.  My heartfelt condolences for the family - may his soul rest in peace.

Rick was a true industry visionary, enabling virtual prototyping to become more mainstream.  

We also shared a common passion for fast cars. I have fond memories talking about our latest drives and driving with him when he visited Scotland.

He'll be sorely missed, my condolences to Rick's family and friends.

My condolences to the family. May his soul rest in peace. I have fond memories of him as my first tech lead, when I started at Qualcomm. Great lead and a great person, glad to have started my career under his guidance at Q.

Rick was my first lead/tech manager the day I joined QUALCOMM in 1997.  He helped me navigate through various technical assignments and assisted in ramping up. For a fresh grad I could not have expected any better lead than Rick. Excellent technology professional but most importantly a thorough gentleman. Very sorry to see him go. My condolences to the family and friends. 

May he Rest In Peace. 

Abhay

I have many fond memories of Rick at work and play.
His love of a good SOC design and a good guitar.
Gruff on the outside and soft on the inside.
He was a good man that cared about others and tried to do things right.   I only wish I got a chance to catch up with him one more time before he left us.


Rick was a truly awesome guy. He was always cheerful and was a great person to work with.  I will miss the presence of such a wonderful and kind person. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and loved ones.  


Rick was a great guy to work with, competent, honest and intelligent. He was passionate about his work and caring and compassionate about his people.
 
Please know that he is missed and will be remembered fondly.

OBITUARY

Richard Alfred Higgins

10 September, 1959 – 12 October, 2019

El Camino Memorial - Sorrento Valley & Memorial Park

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