UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C 20549

                               SCHEDULE 13G

                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            (Amendment No. 6)*

                       RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
                             (Name of Issuer)

                  Common Stock, par value $. 05 per share
                      (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 763165107
                              (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
__. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7).

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 763165107

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Edward J. Richardson
     Social Security No. ###-##-####

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

     NA

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     U. S. A.

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

5    SOLE VOTING POWER

     6,079,237

6    SHARED VOTING POWER

     25,052

7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

     6,058,915

8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

     4,730

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     6,083,967

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     53.41%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

     IN

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This Amendment Number 6 amends Schedule 13G dated February 13,
1989, filed by the undersigned in connection with his beneficial
ownership of Common Stock, $.05 par value, of Richardson
Electronics, Ltd. (the "Company") as follows:

Item 4.   Ownership

Item 4 is hereby amended by deleting the same in its entirety and
substituting the following in lieu thereof:

"(a) Amount Beneficially Owned

     6,079,237 shares beneficially owned, includes 2,869,494 shares
owned by Mr. Richardson in his own name, 3,189,421 shares which
would be issued on conversion of an equal number of Issuer's Class
B Common Stock, $.05 par value, beneficially owned by Mr.
Richardson, 20,322 shares of Common Stock held in the Issuer's
Employees Stock Ownership Trust for the account of Mr. Richardson
and with respect to which he has voting power, and 4,730 shares
which would be issued upon conversion of $100,000 of Issuer's 7 -
1/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures owned by a Trust of which
Mr. Richardson is a Co-Trustee and as such shares voting and
dispositive power.

(b)  Percent of Class    53.41%

(c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

     (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote     6,079,237

     (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote      25,052

     (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
           disposition of                              6,058,915

     (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
          disposition of                                   4,730

                              SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

                              February 7, 1995

                              /s/ Edward J. Richardson
                              Signature
                              Edward J. Richardson
                              Name
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