Richard A. Carter

Richard A. Carter, 72 ,years old died on December 17, 2015 in Morton Hospital. Growing up in Newport, RI, and graduating from Rogers High School in 1961, Dick was a tremendous athlete who turned down an opportunity with the Red Sox for an Air Force career. Serving 23 years in active duty, his tours brought him to South Korea, Vietnam, Pakistan, Germany and Thailand. Upon his honorable discharge, Dick spent many years as a ROTC recruiter, then a JROTC instructor at North Quincy High School, and eventually founded the Air Force JROTC program at Taunton High School where he remained until his retirement in 2004. Dick was an avid volleyball player and coached at North Quincy HS, Braintree HS, Taunton HS, Coyle & Cassidy, as well as Stonehill College and many other Junior Olympic travel teams. In retirement, Dick frequented the many local car dealerships and diners for his love of cars and conversation, and was very active in local veterans organizations. He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Mary (Corcoran) Carter of Taunton and he is the father of Adam Carter and his wife Michaela of Germany, Alyssa Carter and her fianc Jason Garcia of Middleboro and he was the father of the late Rebecca Battle. He is the also the father in law Troy Battle of Alabama. Dick is the grandfather of Brenna, Alek, Kennedy, Riley, Aiden and Annabella. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Crapo-Hathaway Funeral Home, 350 Somerset Ave, ( route 138 South) Taunton on Tuesday December 22, 2015 from 4-8PM. A funeral service will be held after the visiting hours at 8AM. Donations in Dicks memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701 or to the American Diabetes Association, MA Office, 330 Congress St, Boston, MA 02110. To light a candle, get directions or to access the memorial register go to www.hathawayfunerals.com.