Richard was a WWII Army Veteran. He served in Europe in the 391st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and was Honorably discharged at Jefferson Barracks in February 1946. Richard worked for General Motors for 30 years primarily at the Fischer Body Plant in St. Louis.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Pamela, his brothers, Walter, Sam, Bruce, Charles and sister Josie.

Richard is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alice ( Armistead) Witt. He is also survived by his son Richard (Patsy) of Missouri, daughter Brenda (Michael) of Illinois, daughter Connie (fiance Dustin) of Illinois, and daughter Tammie (Ronnie) of Missouri. His is survived by his grandchildren, Michael, Crystal, David (Becky), Richard, Candace, Samuel, Logan, Ryan, Eric, Steven and Randall. Richard is survived by five great grandchildren, Madeleine, Sophie, Brendan, Taylor and Cadence. Richard is also survived by his brothers, Harry, Donald and Jerry.

Richard’s favorite hobby was fishing. The stories were true. He enjoyed his family very much and you could count on him for a spirited game of Spades or Yahtzee. He was very knowledgeable in many areas and was always willing to share that knowledge when you needed help. He was a good neighbor and great friend to all who knew him and his presence will be sorely missed.