Grand Rapids, Michigan
SPEERSTRA, RICHARD HENRY "DICK" Richard Henry "Dick" Speerstra age 89 passed away peacefully last week. Being a story teller of the highest magnitude, anyone who came near would hear of his lifelong adventures and escapades. Many were caught in rapt attention to his tales of walking barefoot...
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USS Brownson DD-518
I did not know Dick personally but he was aboard the same ship as my Dad and survived the sinking. I "got" to know he & Zoa through my research. I am so sorry to hear about his passing away but I am so glad that I got him to reconnect with some of his memories regarding his time aboard the ship. My prayers to the family. Always sad when one of my "Brownsonites" passes away!
Jody Carpenter
August 20, 2013 | Olive Branch, MS
Thank you for sharing his life story...Need to see more of them before there are no more of them memories.
August 19, 2013
Zoa, my thoughts are with you in honor of my Mom Teeny and Al Hemingsen,my Dad as he very much came to be. Joyce Vanell
August 18, 2013
My thoughts and Prayers go out the Family and friends of Uncle Dick.
Peter Osborne
August 18, 2013 | Lowell, MI
What a wonderful tribute! What a life well-lived. Thank you Dick for your service and sacrifice to our country. Because of you and those like you we live in the greatest country in the world. You have earned your place in history now receive your just reward. Rest in peace.
August 16, 2013
Zoa, deepest sympathy to you and your family in the loss of Dick. I used to see him when he came to visit you at Superior. Enjoyed his razing about being the old farmer.
Richard King
August 16, 2013 | Lowell, MI
