Dick served 2 years in the US Army and Reserves in 1955-57. He was married to Lydia (Nora) Edwards for 46 years. They had 2 children, Richard Jr. and Kristen. They moved to Cary NC in 1973 and he was employed by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Syracuse Plastics, Lufkin Rule/Cooper Group and Pentair Pools in Sanford. He holds a patent from Lufkin Rule and Pentair Pools. He was a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers for 41 years. He retired in 2005.
He is survived by his wife Lydia, son Richard and daughter in law Laura, granddaughters Jessica and Cassidy, and son in law Trey Emerson and grandson Zachary; brothers in law Robert Nora and fiancée Ann and family, and Richard Nora of Utica, NY, sister Gloria Case and family of Raleigh and NY, and sister in law Adele Edwards and family of Florida and NY. He also leaves numerous cousins, friends and family in Utica and Cary. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Arnold and Lew, daughter Kristen, sister in law Rita Edwards, sister in law Jeanne Castelli and brother in law Edward Case.
A memorial service will be held at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home in Cary, NC on Monday, July 25 at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends at the home following the service. A memorial service will be held in Utica, NY at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.
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