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John R. Richards

Portage, Michigan

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Richards, John R. 9/13/1947 - 1/16/2016 Passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at home with his wife of 25 years, Diann Stender, at his side. John was a cherished husband, father, grandfather and friend. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 until honorably discharged in 1971. His survivors...

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Jan, I'm so sorry to hear of your brothers passing. Please share condolences sent by Phil and I to your whole family. You are in our thoughts.
Nancy and Phil Crill

Diann. Lynn notified me of John's passing and I am so sorry for your loss; he was such a great guy and good friend.

Diann, we are so very sorry to hear of JR's passing. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Please let us know if there is anything we can do.

Jan and family. So sorry to hear of John's passing. Many, many thoughts and prayers to you all. Give mama a hug from me. Love you.

I'm so sorry to hear about John's passing! My thoughts & prayers go out to his family. I can't recall how I came to meet John , but we hit it off as friends! We had a lot of good times, during his time in Portage Police Reserves, dealing with electronics. I know he rode Harley's but we only did few runs. He was a great guy/friend and will be missed!

So sorry to hear of John's passing.
I have such fond memories of playing at Johnna and Shalee's in the early to mid 70s and the fun we had. I remember one night Johnna and I snuck out of bed to surprise her parents by doing dishes. We were too loud and woke her parents and were promptly escorted back to bed. I was lucky enough to be invited to trips to visit Grandma on the lake on occasion and John would take us out on the boat. Fond memories, always a family man.
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Our hearts are sadden
John "dirt man" you will be greatly missed.

Thinking of you and your family...(((HUGS)))
~Laura

John was a great friend and mentor, he will be missed!