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October 10, 2012

Richard E. (Dick) Fish

Anonymous Meadville Tribune The Meadville Tribune Wed Oct 10, 2012, 12:08 AM EDT

MEADVILLE — Richard E. (Dick) Fish, 76, of Meadville, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012.

He was born in Erie, June 2, 1936, a son of Howard B. and Charlotte Myers Fish. He married Alberta DeVee Ohle on Aug. 22, 1988, and had previously been married to Carol Spence Fish.

He retired as a project engineer with Talon Inc. after 22 years of service. He then was owner and operator of Pioneer Tool & Die from 1984 to 2005 and also worked for Chipsco for three years.

He was a 1954 graduate of Union City High School and served in the U.S. Army in France from 1955 to 1957. He was a member of the Taylor Hose Co., American Legion Post 381 Cambridge Springs and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2006 and a former board member of the Meadville YMCA. He was interested in NASCAR before NASCAR was cool and was a member of Cale Yarborough’s pit crew at Darlington Raceway. He was an outdoor enthusiast, enjoying hunting, fishing, camping and traveling, both in the United States and overseas. Among other accomplishments, he and his good friend, Jack Gunn, competed in numerous long distance canoe races. He also never lost his love of learning and also for giving instruction, becoming a good cook and enjoying an occasional good wine or cold beer.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, DeVee, of 24 years, include: a daughter, Kathleen Smith of York; a stepdaughter, Kristine Kish and her husband, Larry, of Garnet Valley; a stepson, Kevin J. Boozel and his wife, Cathy, of Fairview; four grandchildren, Adrianne Credo, Richard Smith, Jeffrey Smith and Chase Moore; a sister, Carol Londrigan and her husband, Tom, of Springfield, Ill.; a stepsister, Joan Miller of Seattle, Wash.; and nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a half sister, Marcia Rice; and his stepmother, Alphoretta Fish.

Calling hours will be Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville.

The funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Marshall Lillie, chaplain of Hospice of Crawford County, officiating.

Interment will be in Kiser Hill Cemetery.

The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice of Crawford County, 464 Pine St., Meadville, Pa. 16335.

Memories and condolences may be shared at waidfuneralhome.net.

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