Floyd Francis Reck

RECK, Floyd Francis, 90, of Midlothian, peacefully went to be with the Lord on July 11, 2009. He was preceded in death by Carrie Ellen Strong Reck, his loving wife of 53 years; his son, Floyd Francis Reck Jr.; his parents, Elmer F. Reck and Sarah Manthei Reck of Buffalo Lake, Minn.; brother, Wesley Reck; and three sisters, Erma Chadbourn Reck, Lilah Reck Hubin and Mavis Reck Thompson. He is survived by his daughter, Shelly and her husband, Fletcher Wright; daughter-in-law, Kathleen Morris Reck; four grandsons and 11 great-grandchildren. Captain Reck was a veteran of WWII, serving as a naval aviator in the southwest Pacific. After returning to the states, he was selected to attend CalTech, where he earned his aeronautical engineering degree. After 26 years of military service, he retired and took a managerial position with Weiser Sporting Goods of San Diego, Calif., working closely with a high school classmate from Minnesota. In 1990, Captain Reck and his wife moved from Coronado, Calif., to Midlothian so they could spend their latter years with their son and daughter and their respective families. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Rd. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Garden Fund of Bon Air Presbyterian Church or the Salvation Army.


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