He had been living a very private life for some time. He was a very kind and gentle man. Rest in peace, Richard.
His Deal-a-Meal diet plan was actually a pretty clever diet forcing a perfectly balanced traditional low-cal meal plan but it took lots of effort to organize your foods. One had use up all the available food cards. I can remember trying to spread a teaspoon of peanut butter on a celery stalk and double checking to see if it said teaspoon. The weight falls off if you can stick to it.