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RICHARD NIGHTENGALE Obituary
RICHARD KENNETH NIGHTENGALE "Night"
Born on May 7, 1946, and passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017, after a brief illness. A native Washingtonian and McKinley Tech graduate (1965), Richard is survived by his devoted wife of 26 years, Gina Brown Nightengale; mother, Haddasah Nightingale; daughter, Jasmine Yvonne Nightengale; sons: Eric Nightengale (Leatesha), Corey Nightengale, Sr. (Chrysta), and Jared Richard Nightengale; seven grandchildren: Erika, Tiffany, Corey, Jr., Hayden, Eunik, Olivia, and Lauryn; his mother-in-law, Emily Everhart; other In-laws: Tanya and Rafael DeLeon, Roderick and Teresa Brown, Lawrence and April Brown, and Eric and Hillary Flowers; nephews: Rafael, Roderick (Selicia), Lawrence, Jr., Jalen, Nicholas, Zachariah, and Ezekiel; nieces: Cherie, Cherelle, and Azura; and, his former wife, Brenda Nightengale. Friends will be received beginning at 10:00 am on Friday, September 8, 2017, at the Bishop's Chapel at Evangel Cathedral, 13901 Central Avenue; Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, where service will be held at Noon. Interment, with military honors, at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD 20722. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that Memorial contributions be made to: Mentoring To Manhood, 2342 Vermont Avenue, Unit 1, Hyattsville, MD 20785, or online at https://www.razoo.com/organization/mentoringtomanhood Online guestbook available at: www.johntrhines.com.
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David Weaver
December 4, 2017
Richard was a great mentor and trainer. We miss him and know that his students and the future ones have lost a treasure of knowledge. I'm sorry I did not keep in closer touch than what I did. His enthusiasm was wonderful.
Teresa Brown
September 7, 2017
Grouch you'll always hold a special place in my heart. Love you always!
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