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Richard Alden Bumstead

1931 - 2018

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Richard Alden Bumstead

Naples - Richard Alden Bumstead, 86, died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home in Naples, FL on February 16, 2018. Son of Dr. A.D Bumstead and Nola Bumstead, Richard was born in Delaware, OH on September 11, 1931. He grew up in Bucyrus and graduated from high school in the class of 1949. He then attended Miami University in Athens, OH, for two years before enlisting in the US Air Force. He served for four years and then completed his undergraduate degree at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH, where he earned the distinction of Phi Beta Kappa with honors in 1957. At Kenyon, he was a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps and graduated as a commissioned US Air Force Lieutenant. He went on to earn his Masters Degree in Education at Connecticut University (1960) and another Masters Degree in Journalism at Columbia University (1964). Following several years of writing and editing educational material for magazines in New York City, Richard became a free-lance journalist, working out of Boston, MA. In the early 1980s, he became a writer-editor for the United States Information Agency (USIA). He is survived by his son, Dean Prescott Bumstead, daughter-in-law, Kris Carlson, and grandson, Devon Carlson Bumstead, all of Bellingham, WA; his brother, Daniel Bumstead and sister-in-law, Barrett Edwards of Naples, FL, and nieces, Alden Bumstead of Providence, RI, and Leslie Bumstead, of Takoma Park, MD. He was predeceased by his daughter, Jennifer. For online condolences visit www.FullerNaples.com

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Published by Telegraph-Forum on Mar. 21, 2018.

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March 24, 2018

I did not know Richard as well as Daniel but am sorry for the loss. Hi Daniel.

Daniel Conrad, class of '52 Lakeland Fl.

Herb &Doris Jones

March 22, 2018

Big loss for the bumstead family and his friends.May he rest in peace.

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