PCN Flight West: DL Flt. Ops retiree Richard Charles Kagarise

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, DL Flt. Ops retiree Richard Charles Kagarise

June 4, 1943 - December 19, 2021

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Obituary for Richard Charles Kagarise

Richard Charles Kagarise, age 78, Passed away peacefully on Sunday, December

19,2021 in Newnan, Georgia. He was born on June 4, 1943, in Huntingdon,

Pennsylvania to the late Glenn Boyd Kagarise and Harriet Grace Kagarise.

Along with his parents, Richard is preceded in death by his brothers, Arthur

Kagarise and Gerald Kagarise. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Madeline Sue

(Coder) Kagarise, whom he married on June 3, 1967, in Manhattan Beach,

California. His daughters, Libby Sparks and her husband Michael Sparks of

Newnan, Georgia, and Emily Battaglia and her husband Marc Battaglia of

Peachtree City, Georgia. He is also survived by his five Granddaughters, Elizabeth

Battaglia, Emma Battaglia, Madeline Sparks, Molly Sparks and Grace Sparks. Also,

cousin, Kay Lynn Lane of Cary, North Carolina, Brother-in-law, Paul Coder of

Wellfleet, Nebraska, Sister-in-law, Cathy Coder of Lincoln, Nebraska and many

nieces and nephews.

Richard graduated from Huntingdon High School in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania in

1961. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1965-1971.

Richard joined Delta Airlines on May 2, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. He

enjoyed a 36-year long career with Delta that took him from Los Angeles,

California to Las Vegas, Nevada to Atlanta, Georgia where he retired on July

1,2000 as a Flight Control Sector Manager.

A service celebrating the life that Richard lived is Sunday, December 26, 2021, at

4:00pm in the Chapel of McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street, Newnan,

Georgia. His ashes will be spread, at a later date, in the Gulf of Mexico.

Condolences can be expressed to the family online at www.mckoon.com

Thursday, December 23, 2021