Richard Greer

Family-Placed Death Notice

RICHARD GOLDSMITH GREER Mr. Richard Goldsmith Greer, age 81, of Atlanta, GA died Monday, June 5, 2006. A native Atlantan, Mr. Greer attended the University of Kentucky and was a graduate of the Atlanta Law School. He was the founding partner of the Greer, Klosik, Daugherty, Swank and McCune Law Firm in Atlanta. Mr. Greer was a member of the State Bar of Georgia for over 50 years, a member of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. A World War II U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, Mr. Greer served as a bombardier and navigator aboard B-17's during the war. On September 3, 1944 while returning from a mission over Germany aboard the "Sweet Patootie", he was shot down over France. Mr. Greer was captured by the Germans and was being transported in a rail boxcar from which he escaped. A French farmer befriended him during the escape and hid him from the German authorities until France was liberated following the D-Day invasion. Following his military discharge, Mr. Greer went on to teach art in Greenwich Village in New York prior to attending law school. Mr. Greer also received the Eagle Scout award from the Boy Scouts of America as a young man. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Shirley B. Greer; his children, Gail Greer Gordon and Gillian Ann Greer, both of Atlanta; Jane Roberts Greer of Savannah, GA; Clark Olds Greer and Paul Olds Greer, both of Atlanta and Jeanne Kirkland of Savannah; 6 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8 at 11 a.m. at the Peachtree Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Marnie Crumpler officiating. Entombment with military honors will follow in the Sunrise Chapel at Arlington Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, June 7 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Patterson's Arlington Chapel. Memorial tributes to Mr. Greer and his family may be posted by visiting www.mem.com. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the donor's favorite charity. Arrangements by H.M. Patterson & Son, Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Road, NE Sandy Springs, GA 30328 (404) 851-9900.