Alan Richard Tye Sr.

TYE, Alan Richard Sr., died on January 29, 2009 at Henrico Doctors' Hospital. Alan was born on March 26, 1933 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of the late Earl and Ruth Willard Tye. After graduating from John Marshall High School, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and graduated from RPI. He was the loving husband of Patricia Davis Douglas Tye for 34 years; and was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Featherston Tye, the mother of his two children, Alan Richard "Dickie" Tye Jr. and Anne Marie Brice. He and his wife, Pat, had a successful manufacturing representative business in Maryland for many years, retiring to Williamsburg, Va., in 1996. He was an active member of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church choir and golfing community. Alan enjoyed the camaraderie of golfing and weekly lunches at Red, Hot and Blue with the Williamsburg lunch bunch. In Richmond, Alan attended the annual Billy Wingfield Luncheon and the Churchill Reunion. In addition to his wife and children, survivors include his brothers, John and Robert Tye; three stepsons, Keith, Lynn and Mark Douglas; nine grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. A memorial service and reception will be held February 7, 2009 at the Discovery Methodist Church, 13000 Gayton Rd., Richmond, Va. 23233, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Virginia Cancer Institute.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.