ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — Dr. Richard Hedrich, 83, of Atlantic Beach, Fla., a native of Tiskilwa and a long-time resident of Washington, D.C., where he served in the federal government for 20 years, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012.

Born Nov. 29, 1929 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hedrich of Tiskilwa, he attended Tiskilwa schools except for one year in Rantoul and two years in Portland, Ore. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1951.

Receiving a Navy commission upon graduation, he served on active duty for three years. For several more years he was a member of the reserve Naval Intelligence Company in Washington, D.C. In 1959, he received his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Maryland, where he was an instructor from 1958 to 1960, and taught evening courses for six additional years.