Dick Dan Wood

GREAT MEN NEEDED IN HEAVEN!

This is the final job that our dad applied for. Our Heavenly Father recruited and interviewed him. He got the job. Our dad, Dick Wood, started his new role on February 20, 2022.

Dad was born on December 22, 1944, to Dennis and Dora Rowe Wood at the family home in Orion Township, Chatfield, Minnesota. Dick grew up on a 39-acre truck farm near Rochester, Minnesota.

Dad enlisted in the Navy in June, 1964, and trained to be a jet mechanic. While station at Moffett Field, California, Dad met our mom, Linda, at the chow hall. He had wrinkled clothes, wore his sailor hat crooked, and was recovering from a night out. He asked mom for a date and three months later, on March 4, 1967, they were married.

Our dad was lucky enough to find and pursue his passion and hobby in life. He loved to fix things. Dad absolutely loved his job and enjoyed going to work every day. Dad was good at working with his hands, solving problems, and fixing cars. When Dad was growing up, he could fix anything that needed to be fixed on his own dad's farm. He worked on tractors and pickups for his dad and for the neighboring farmers. Dad poured his heart and soul into his work. All the people Dad worked absolutely admired him. There truly wasn't anything that Dad couldn't do, he was a genius.

Here are some things that was on his resume: We always think about how he made us laugh and how ornery he was, and sweet to everyone he knew. Dad was always kind, supportive and encouraging. Dad always had a smile on his face, love in his heart, and had and easy-going manner.

Dad never knew a stranger and would always make you feel welcomed. He would do anything for a laugh and always enjoyed a good dare. Anyone that truly knew Dad, knew he had such a big heart. He'd give you anything, even if it wasn't his to give. He could make you laugh even when you were mad at him.

Dad touched everybody's lives and made it a point to make all those he encountered feel so important and special. He showed up when it mattered, had your back, gave to those in need, and would defend and stand up for his loved ones should the need for it arise. He kept us safe.

Being a grandpa came naturally to Dad. He loved being a grandpa. He loved giving the kids cookies and ice cream. He loved going to their concerts and school performances. He loved making the kids birthday cakes.

Dad left a great legacy for our family. Dad was a good husband and showed mom how much he loved her. They always held hands and sat next to each other. He tried his best to make mom happy. He showed us how to treat our wives. He taught us how to be good Christians, to work hard, provide for our families, to help others and to have fun. These traits have been passed down to Dad's grandchildren and hopefully to the generations to come. Dad always enjoyed the grandkids, nieces and nephews when he saw them. Dad loved to visit with everyone. When Dad went to Walmart, he would visit and talk with strangers, co-workers, customers, folks he went to church with. He was a good listener and talker.

"You never said I'm leaving, you never said goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knew why. A million times we needed you, a million times we cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place that no one could ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God took you home." Author Unknown.

He loved fiercely and deeply and we take comfort in knowing that Dad is now at peace surrounded by angels. We will truly miss you Dad.

Dad was predeceased in death by his parents, Dennis and Dora (Rowe) Wood, brother, Bruce Wood, sisters, Daisy Wood Burndt and Lucille Wood Schibstead, and grandson Caleb Wood.

Dad is survived by our mom, Linda Conder Wood; Sons, Bryan (Susie), William Arron (Gina) and Paul Wood (Amy). He is also survived by grandchildren: Big Kayla, Noah (Allison), Kirabeth, Austin, little Kayla, Amelia, and Matthew Wood. Dad is also survived by his first great grandchild, Macie Lynn Wood.

Dad is also survived by Nephews, Jacob (Kacye) and James Conder, Brandon Foster and Keith Wood. Nieces: Stephanie Conder, Sadie Cutsinger Dickey (Lance), Dani Dillon Wooten (Blake), Emily Foster and Ida Schiebsted Drury (Jamess). Dad is also survived by his sister, LaVonne Wood Castleman, brother, Eugene Fred Wood, and sister-in-law, Iona Berndt Wood.

Dad is survived by his mother-in-law, Carol Conder; his sisters-in-law: Diane Cutsinger Melas (Alex); Debbie Conder Heller (Lynn); Helen Conder Foster (Mark); and brother-in-law: Greg Conder (Kolleen).

Private grave side services were held on October 24, 2022 at Sunset Cemetery, Norman, Oklahoma