Dick-Spady-Obituary

Dick Spady

Seattle, Washington

1923 - 2016

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DIED
January 10, 2016
LOCATION
Seattle, Washington

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Dick Spady passed away on January 10, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. The obituary was featured in The Seattle Times on January 17, 2016.

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My name is Sandra Schmeer living in Milwaukie, Oregon..I am trying to get in touch with my cousin Lou Spady....cousin by marriage to Dick Spady...son of
my Aunt Elsie Schmeer. My parents were Don and Helen Schmeer. Also would love to get in touch with Bertie Lee from Ga.
We w
ent together shopping in
Seattle as teens and would eat at
Cousin Dick's Drive In. I am so sorry for the passing of my cousin Dick but am hopeful for news of the rest of the family.

I grew up on Dicks hamburgers.
Thanks for the memories, they were wonderful

Joan Maynard Prall

My heart and sincere condolences go out to the Spady family. We've never met, but I was touched as I read the life and story of this wonderful Seattleite. My grandmother Iris fell asleep in death last month and we spent some wonderful times together sneaking out to get Dicks Drive Inn burgers! I live in Costa Rica volunteering and each time I go home for a visit Dicks Drives Inn is one of my first stops!

Again I am so incredibly sorry for your loss, I'm sure Dick will be deeply and...

Dick was a wonderful example for the members of Theta Xi Fraternity. We would like to attend his Service to sing our anthem to him one more time. It is in very good taste. Attendance would be limited to members who knew him personally, perhaps 15 or so young and old brothers.

Please let me know if this could be accommodated.

Dick James
206-782-6728

Dick Spady was a great man. He was a person of outstanding character and generosity. His presence in the community as a business leader and philanthropist is well known. Dick was also an amazing social scientist. He developed several theories of many-to-many communication, most of which were well ahead of their time. As his work progressed over the years, technological developments made data collection easier, especially as he was joined by his son John, an expert in the uses of electronic...