~ IN MEMORY ~
Navy veteran, NWA Capt. Richard O.
Reed
September 1, 1935 ~ June 27,
2016
Notification with the passing of retired
NWA pilot Captain Richard Orville Reed, age 80. Captain Reed joined Northwest
Airlines 09-09-1968. He is survived by his wife Sandra.
To view/sign the online guestbook please
visit the funeral home website at http://www.remickgendron.com/obituaries/
or
Services: June 30th
, visitation 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM , sharing time 12:15PM
Remick & Gendron Funeral Home -
Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton NH 03842
info@remickgendron.com
info@remickgendron.com
Should we receive more information we
will be sure to pass it along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the
PCN
Obituary............................
Richard O. Reed, 80, of Rye Beach, died Monday, June 27, 2016, at the Portsmouth
Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born September 1, 1935, in
Shelbyville, Illinois, the son of the late Nancy (Tull) Krick and John O.
Reed.
Dick graduated from Fordson High School
in Dearborn, Mich., class of 1953. In 1957, he was commissioned as an Ensign in
the U.S. Navy and served as a Naval Aviator until 1968. Upon leaving active
duty, he remained in the Naval Reserves and retired as a Commander. Dick went on
to fly for Northwest Airlines and retired in 1994 as a 747 Captain. He graduated
from the University of Minnesota with a BA in Business during his employment
with Northwest Airlines.
He resided in Rye Beach and Satellite
Beach, Fla., since 1984 and had previously lived in Bloomington, Minn. Dick was
a self-made man who continued, throughout his life, to appreciate and marvel at
his success. He was a dedicated and loving husband and father who put the needs
of his family first. He enjoyed visiting with family and friends, telling
stories, studying history, listening to country music and
traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra
(Butterfield) Reed of Rye Beach; his son, Jeffrey Reed and his wife, Michelle of
Manhattan Beach, Calif.; his daughter, Heather Martillo and her husband, John of
Westchester, Calif.; his daughter, Jennifer Reed of Newington, Conn.; and his
grandchildren Alex, Cassie, Adam, Kristin and Justin.
SERVICES: Family and friends may visit
from 11 a.m., to 12:15 p.m., on Thursday, June 30, 2016, in the Remick &
Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. A time for sharing
memories will begin at 12:15 p.m., following the visitation. Interment will be
in the Central Cemetery, Rye. Please visit www.RemickGendron.com to view Dick's
memorial website, to sign his tribute wall or for directions.
.Published in Seacoastonline.com from June 29 to July 2,
2016
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