Lloyd Faye

FAYE, Lloyd Henry, 89, died on January 26, 2010 after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by Alice Reinkie Faye, his cherished wife of 62 years. He is survived by children, Donald Faye and wife, Susan, Dian Jackson and husband, Jack, and Robert Faye and wife, Sharron; grandchildren, Corby Faye, Frank Jackson, Erin Devine and husband, Nathan, and Kate Jackson; great-granddaughter, Ellah Devine; and his sister, Margaret Erickson of Superior, Wisconsin. Lloyd was born in 1920 in Sioux City, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1939-1943 completing 9 war patrols as Chief Machinist Mate on the submarine, USS Swordfish and in the Naval Reserve 1963-1967. He was a Mason. He worked for various companies in Richmond, Va. from 1951 until his retirement in 1987. In 1972 he realized his lifelong dream of owning his own business, Mechanical Enterprises, Inc. Lloyd designed and built many things, but his proudest achievement was the invention of the Flipclean Gutter System. In harmony with his view of the world, he has donated his body to science. He was well loved for his unique sense of humor and always cheerful nature. He will be missed by all of us who knew and loved him. A memorial service will be announced later.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.