Richard L.-Ferguson-Obituary

Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson

Conway, New Hampshire

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Family members say Richard Ferguson had come to terms with the dangers of the military job he loved. Before he left for another tour of duty in Iraq, he wrote a will and picked out a cemetery plot. Master Sgt. Ferguson, 45, with the Army''s Special Forces unit at Fort Carson, Colo., had served in Bosnia, Germany, Iraq and elsewhere, but his missions and deployments were often kept secret. "What went on, he left at work or with the guys," said his father, Lee Ferguson Sr. "When he came home, he laughed, he joked, he went camping with the kids, he went on trips, he worked around the house." Ferguson, a native of Coventry, R.I., who lived in Woodland Park, Colo., died March 30 in Samarra, Iraq, after the military vehicle he was riding in rolled over. Ferguson dropped out of high school at age 17 and later earned his GED. He joined the Army, becoming a career military man. "Once he got in, he loved it and he stayed with it. That was his home," he father said. He was also a history buff, and spent 20 years putting together a family tree tracing his roots back to the 1700s, the family said. Survivors include his wife and three sons, ages 4, 8 and 10, and a 23-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.

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I served with Fergy. He was a very good man and well respected by all that knew him. RIP Fergy.

In rememberance of Master Sgt. Richard Ferguson.

March 30, 2012
To the family and friends of Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson:
Always remembering Richard. "Some gave all."

To the family and friends of Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson:
Please accept my remembrance of Richard on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

To the family of Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson:
Please know that just as your loved one will forever remain in your hearts and minds, his sacrifice and that of your family, will remain with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God bless and keep you always.

To the family and friends of Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson:
Remembering Richard on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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To the family of Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson:
Richard gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Master Sgt Ferguson. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that Master Sgt Ferguson knew that there are people in America who respect his great courage in serving as a member of the US military. Although I did not know him, I know that he must have been a very special person to be willing to do...