Ralph Francis Kincaid II

Ralph Francis Kincaid II Ralph was born on February 21, 1946 and passed away on November 7, 2023. He was born in Kirksville, Missouri to Ralph and Mina Kincaid. He was the oldest of 2 boys. His brother, Brad, and his wife, Piya, live in Sedona, AZ. Ralph’s dad was a farmer and later in life owned and operated a real estate office in Moses Lake. His mother did tax research for a local CPA Firm. His family moved to Pasco, Washington to farm when he was eight years old. They were one of the first families in Block 15 in the Columbia Basin project. His family farmed for 3 years and then moved into downtown Pasco. Ralph graduated from Pasco High School in 1964 and then attended WSU. Ralph married his high school sweetheart, Lois, and had two children, Jay Kincaid, Moses Lake, WA and Dawn (Lou) Grespan, Tokyo and Carlsbad, CA. They also have three grandchildren and one grand son-in-law – Gwen & Tommy Metzger of Dallas, TX, Thomas Grespan, Carlsbad, CA and Valerie Grespan, San Diego, CA. After WSU Ralph started selling life insurance and became the youngest CLIU in the nation at that time. In 1976 he qualified for the Evinrude Bass Pro National Tournament in Arkansas. On the first day of the tournament he fell into the lake at sunrise. Even though it was 40 degrees he fished all day in his wet clothes and shoes. He loved competition in any form – fishing, golfing, poker, gin, cribbage, and especially scrabble. In 1978 he transferred with Nationwide Insurance to San Francisco. In 1983 he founded a venture backed high tech company called VoiceCom Systems. Voice messaging was a new technology at the time and the company grew quickly. Ralph was challenged with putting a team together and then building the company from the ground up. Ralph loved the challenge VoiceCom presented. It was a fun and exciting time for him. In 1992 Ralph and Lois moved to Moses Lake. They reopened his father’s business, Real Property Sales, and started selling real estate. He loved selling commercial and farm real estate and also enjoyed commercial leasing. In 1997 Ralph and Lois bought the local Windermere office. He was president of the Grant County EDC from 2005-2006. Helping the community grow through recruitment and retention of industrial business was one of his professional passions. Here’s a quote from his Linked In profile. “All my life I have loved the outdoors. In the spring and summer, I fish for bass with an occasional float trip on the Grande Ronde for smallmouth. From July through November, I float the Deschutes, Klickitat and Grande Ronde to fly fish for steelhead. In the fall and winter, I hunt ducks and chase chukar & quail. The greatest challenge and frustration of all my hobbies is the game of golf. I have every shot in the game…I just don’t know when they will happen.” In 2011 Ralph traveled to St. Andrews in Scotland with his golf buddies which was the trip of a lifetime. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Mina Kincaid, and one grandson, David James Grespan. He loved life to the fullest and was always ready for an adventure. He loved gadgets and had a camp kitchen in a box that he could open up and put together gourmet meals after a day of fishing and hunting. The day was always finished off with a campfire, dinner, storytelling (some true and some not so true) and the sound of antlers clashing in the distance, coyotes howling, and many other beautiful melodies from God’s creatures great and small. A Celebration of Life service will be on December 1, 2023 at 1:00 PM at the Moses Lake Presbyterian Church. After the service friends and family will gather at Pillar Rock for a time of storytelling, appetizers and a toast or two to Ralph – a life well lived. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Grant County Animal Outreach, 6275 Randolph Rd NE, Moses Lake WA 98837.

Ralph Francis Kincaid II

February 21, 1946 - November 7, 2023