Richard was born Detroit, Michigan to Nathaniel and Bertha Pauling on June 9, 1943. He married Johnnie M Brown on April 22, 1971 in Syracuse, NY. Richard served in the United States Airforce for more than 20 years in addition to a 20 year career in the insurance industry for Hartford Insurance. In his military career he was awarded various medals, commendations, and ribbons.
Richard was a lover of sports, participating in tennis, racquetball, bowling, and golf leagues throughout his life. He was known to make a friendly wager for Dunkin Donuts gift cards or lottery scratch offs on weekly basketball and football games.
Richard is preceded in death by his parents Nathaniel and Bertha, wife Johnnie (2020), brother Nathaniel (2021), and sister Idella (2022).
Richard is survived by daughters Monyette (Lawrence), Ushanda (Aser), and two grandchildren Sydney and Jarin, siblings Bertha, Harold, Cecelia, Rosalind, and Abraham.
Memorial services will be held Friday, June 10, 2022 at Westchase Golf Club.
We invite you to join us in celebrating the life of our dad Richard. You can view the services online here:https://bit.ly/RPauling
The program begins promptly at 5:00pm eastern time.
We thank you sincerely for your continued thoughts and prayers.
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