Rhea Gilmore

News Death Notice

GILMORE, Rhea 94, of Dayton passed away Monday, February 27, 2012. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ted Gilmore, her parents and 2 brothers. She leaves to mourn her passing, nieces Gail (John) Adams & Phyllis (Richard) Howland, nephew Jon (Helen) Turrell, many more nieces, nephews, great nieces & nephews, great-great nieces & nephews that she loved dearly. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Arts & Science. She went back to Indiana University and received her 3 year Teachers license in Arts & English. She went to the Art Institution in Chicago with a 2 year degree in Fine Arts, Perdue University with a 1 year Engineering Aide training. She had 70 years of continuous education. She worked at WPAFB from 1943 to 2006 in many different and interesting capacities. She married Ted Gilmore in 1947 and both learned to fly water planes and had many exciting trips throughout the US. She belonged to 2 German clubs, The Leiderkrontz-Turner & Eintrout. She volunteered at 3 different places until June 2011 when her health began to fail. She donated her body to Wright State University. She will be missed by hundreds of people. There will be no funeral or memorial service at her request.