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Richard Cartwright Utter Sr.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Richard Cartwright Utter Sr of Golden Valley, MN and Scottsdale, AZ went to be with the Lord on December 13, 2004. Richard had been undergoing treatment for Parkinson's disease at the Mayo Clinic and was a brave pioneer in the new treatments of this disease. He was preceded in death by...

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Remembering a good friend of my father's from old Minneapolis, home of the Grain Exchange and Northrup King, who gave me a lovely gift for the kitchen when I was married. Wishing the Utter family a Happy Thanksgiving in 2017.

Jim and I would liked to thank you for the Open House for Richard at your home. We appreciate Richard's desire to not have any formal service, but it was nice to see his children and grandchildren and to share a few moments about him. He will be missed and we were fortunate to have him for a friend...Rosemary and Jim

Elaine and I feel Dick was a very special friend and he will be greatly missed.
He was my favorite bridge partner, as he rarely scolded me.

A Big Thank-You to all of the WWII Veterans (as well as previous and subsequent veterans) for their brave service to our country--God Bless You! My father always felt fortunate to have served with his Navy buddies. Thanks for the kind words.

I remember singing the ABC song with Grandpa. He would stop part way through and say "banana" and we would laugh and laugh.

Ruby, age 3 1/2

Here is a poem Dad left in his will:

When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom filled room,
Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not too long,
And not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once shared,
Miss me - but let me go.

This is a journey that we all must take,
And each must go alone.
It's all part of the...

I was a member of crew 2 along with dick utter we were friends and also met him at several reunions last one being at sunnyvale california didnt make this one looked for hi,M LAST YEAR AT MICHIGAN,BEST WISHES LARRY MULLEN

Thank you so much for having this Guest Book facility. I have been to several reunions of Richard's squadron but was not in VPB-124. I did feel close as I served in the Original squadron (VB-138) in the Solomon Islands. My wife , Mary and I would like to express our sympathy to all the family at this time of your bereavement. Our prayers are with you.

I will pass this information on to my step father, William A. Yeaw.