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Michel Richard, who moved to the D.C. area in the early 1990s is survived by his wife, Laurence Retourne, and five sons and a daughter. With the opening of Georgetown’s Citronelle in 1993, Mr. Richard took a city primarily known for fat-cat steak joints and power lunches and helped transform it into a dining destination. The French-born chef died Saturday at the age of 68 from complications of a stroke.

Michel Richard, who moved to the D.C. area in the early 1990s is survived by his wife, Laurence Retourne, and five sons and a daughter. With the opening of Georgetown’s Citronelle in 1993, Mr. Richard took a city primarily known for fat-cat steak joints and power lunches and helped transform it into a dining destination. The French-born chef died Saturday at the age of 68 from complications of a stroke.

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