RICHARD H. DUFF Jr.

LT. COL. RICHARD H. DUFF, JR.  USMC (Ret.)  
Lt. Col. Richard H. Duff Jr., USMC (Ret.) of Manassas, VA, died suddenly on Sunday October 19, 2014. He was 69.Lt. Col. Duff earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Drexel University in Philadelphia and received his M.S. (with Distinction) in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. A retired naval aviator and a Vietnam veteran, Lt. Col. Duff was a career officer in the Marine Corps, serving from 1968 until retiring in 1989. His last assignment was at the Pentagon. Formerly a presidential helicopter pilot, he flew Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. After retiring from the Marine Corps and up until his death, Lt. Col Duff worked for Insight, Inc. where he held the position of Vice President of Information Technology. He also served as the Deputy Team Lead of the National Museum of the Marine Corps Public Outreach Team.He and his surviving wife of 45 years, Cheryl Davis Duff, were residents of Manassas, VA and also spent time at their cabin in Snowshoe, WV where he enjoyed hiking, reading and spending time with family and friends. Surviving, in addition to his wife are son, Richard Jeremy Duff and his wife, Jennifer of Burke, VA; grandsons, Caleb and Aaron, who referred to him as "Kernel," and daughter, Joanne Duff of Atlanta, GA.Visitation will be at the Mountcastle-Turch Funeral Home in Dale City on Monday, October 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. The memorial service will be at the US Marine Memorial Chapel on Quantico on Tuesday, October 28 at 10 a.m. A burial service at Quantico National Cemetery will follow at 12 noon.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation at mcsf.org or the Marine Corps Heritage Center at marineheritage.org.