Richard "Dick" Burns

I offer my condolences on the passing of Dick. He was my colleague at Bausch & Lomb. A wonderful, creative man, with an uncanny sense of optics and the mechanical devices that would support them. He had a great sense of humor and frankness. Memory Eternal!

I will miss my skiing buddy. Dick and I XC skied 2-3 times a week during the winter in the local parks right up until he was 80!
We lost a great man.

Mentor, friend, consultant and fellow cat lover: Dick will live on in my memories. Andy.

Dick was a friend from college days, UVM Outing Club and a dorm near roomate. We have remained good friends over the years sharing family experiences and bicycling.
As one ages and loses good reliable friends like Dick Burns it hurts. I will miss his crazy laughter and sincere friendship. My (our) best to Sig at this rough time. "Bergy"

I remember fondly our trips to The Josh, Great Race etc w/ Carolyn, Terbo et al

Dick and Terbo were technically competent and always a contender along w/ the other Terbo Tri Sport teams.

Dick was the ultimate friend, riding companion, compeitor, second grandfather and animal lover to our family for more tha 40 years.
We'll miss you, Dick.
Art, Carolyn, Christopher, Michelle and Gretchen Kriesen.

Vacationing on the ancestral home of my Friesean forefathers on the now German island of Sylt I receive the sad message of Dick's passing.
A Ph.D. of Mechanical Engineering and head of the department at Bausch & Lomb, his office next to mine for a long time, Dick was an inventor of numerous patents in the field of Metrology and other fields. He had a gift of just knowing how to do things better. He had a habit of designing, then go to the shop to build it without delay to prove that it...

I will always remember Dick for the great advice on bicycling he had given me during the 1970s and 1980s. I, like Dick, commuted year-round. His advice on clothing, bicycle setup and care, road skills, etc. made cycling year-round much easier and pleasant.

He also was a great inventor of bicycle safety devices. The early Bell helmets had some of Dick's input. I still use my ‘Burns' head/taillight.

My love and passion for bicycling, in no small way, is due to Dick's help. I...