Richard Allen Grothjan

FORMERLY OF DAYTON, OHIO,

PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 14, 2019.

DICK WAS BORN IN DAYTON, OHIO TO HOWARD A AND HARRIET E GROTHJAN. HE IS SURVIVED BY WIFE, DIANA, CHILDREN: VICKI BEANE, SCOTT GROTHJAN, ROD GROTHJAN AND NINA HAWK; SISTER: BETTY ENGLEMAN, 12 GRANDCHILDREN, 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS, HE HELD CLOSE TO HIS HEART.

DICK WAS A MEMBER OF THE VFW AND AN AVID BOWLER AND GOLFER. HE RETIRED FROM EASTMAN KODAK – WINDSOR AND IN HIS RETIREMENT YEARS WORKED AS A GROUNDSKEEPER AT PTARMIGAN COUNTRY CLUB, WHERE HE ENJOYED 25 YEARS OF LIVING HIS DREAM RETIREMENT…GOLFING.

DICK SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE AND THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD. HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER, MOTHER, TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER.

THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE (DATE AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED). FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE WELCOME TO COME SHARE WITH DIANA THEIR MEMORIES OF DICK.