Richard J. Devine

Richard (Dick) J. Devine

Indianapolis - Richard (Dick) J. Devine, age 91, died on January 9th, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN. He died peacefully at home surrounded by family while listening to his favorite Irish music.

He was President of Local #14 International Barbers Union in Ft. Wayne, IN from 1969 before moving to Indianapolis as the Administrative Assistant to the President of the International Union in 1979. He was also President of the Indiana Board of Barber Examiners from 1960 to 1966. He was then elected President of the Indiana Barbers Federal Credit Union in 1968 and continued as President until its merger with Central Federal Credit Union in 1984; and, continued as its President until his retirement in 1995. From 1979 until 1981 he was also President of the Knights of Columbus Federal Credit Union. His membership in the Knights of Columbus spanned 33 years.

Dick was Director of the Central Chapter of Credit Unions in Indianapolis for 19 years and Director of the Indiana Credit Union league. Later he was elected as Treasurer. In 1995 he was elected to its' Hall of Fame.

Dick served in the U.S. Army in Korea during 1952 and 1953. He was extremely proud to serve his country and was a member of the American Legion Post 47 in Ft. Wayne.

Since his retirement, he traveled to the ex-Soviet Union countries of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan helping to set up a system of Credit Unions for those whom had no place to save or borrow money under the Soviet Union and Communist system of government. Both countries started with hundreds of small credit unions and now merged into less than 10 large credit unions.

Dick was a 1948 graduate of Ft. Wayne Central Catholic High School and attended Purdue for two years. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Indianapolis at the time of his death.

He married Joann (Jan) York on May 25th, 1955. He is survived by his wife of 65 years and their children: Rick of Charlotte, NC; Kathi (Dave) Dolgos of Oxford, NY, and Julie (Tod) Billings of Indianapolis. He has five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He has a brother Tom (Kathy) of Ft. Wayne. He was preceded in death by siblings John (Lois), Robert (Peggy), Bill (Josie) and Marie (Ted) all of Ft. Wayne. His hobbies included: keeping a meticulous yard, eating out breakfast, tailgating at Indy races, playing cards, and watching the Indianapolis Colts and Notre Dame football.

Visitation will be held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 1pm followed by a memorial service at 2pm; all at St. Pius X church 7200 Sarto Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Masks required and social distancing. You may also view on Facebook.com/SPXParishIndy. Burial in the Ft. Wayne Catholic Cemetery will occur on a later date.