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Richard LEIST

1933 - 2019

Richard LEIST obituary, 1933-2019, Dayton, OH

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1933

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2019

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Richard LEIST Obituary

LEIST, Richard "Dick" 85, passed away April 30, 2019. Dick was born on November 17, 1933 to Edward W. & Estella M. (York) Leist in Dayton, OH. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and the University of Dayton. Dick served as a medic in the U.S. Army post Korean War, stationed in Germany. He worked in Contracting Management at DESC & retired after 33 years of government service. Dick was a steadfast, loving husband to Arlene for 59 years. Just as Arlene, he was devoted to his family, and generous with his guidance. He loved sports of any kind and remained active his entire life. Dick was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Arlene (McMahon) Leist; parents; brother, Ronald Leist. He is survived by his daughters, Liz (Leslie Hahn) Godsey, Linda (Tom Cheers) Shipley; grandchildren, Brandon (Amanda) Godsey, Nathan (Kalie) Godsey, Garrett (Colleen Bosche) Shipley; great-grandsons, Nash & Mason Godsey; sister-in-law, Gail Leist; nephews, Ken and Steve Leist, & hundreds of cousins. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 11am at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E Stroop Rd, Kettering, with a luncheon immediately following. Burial at Calvary Cemetery following the luncheon. In lieu of flowers please consider donations to Pink Ribbon Girls, 15 S. Second St., Tipp City, OH, 45371. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.routsong.com.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on May 2, 2019.

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Mary Procuniar

May 4, 2019

Dick never said an unkind word about anyone .

Robert Justice

May 2, 2019

We will truly miss him. He was a wonderful friend to our family. We have known him since we were teenagers. He and Arlene were great people.
We used to get together to go out to eat and have picnics. May God bless his family, because I know how much they were loved.



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Bob & Irene Justice
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