Richard C Damman

Dick was born on August 25, 1938, to Clayton and Carmon (Loree) Damman in Fowlerville, Mich. He graduated from Fowlerville High School in 1956, where he enjoyed playing cornet in the band and playing tackle and end for the league co-champion football team.

Dick attended Flint Junior College in Flint, Mich., before joining the Michigan National Guard and serving for eight years. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Michigan State University in 1965, and earned his Certified Public Accountant designation. Following graduation, he joined Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., in Louisville, Ky., before accepting roles with increasing responsibility in the business offices at the University of Michigan, Central Michigan University, and Purdue University. He later established his own tax and financial services firm in Lafayette, Ind. Combining his love for sports with his professional skills, for more than 30 years he spent Purdue game days working on the statistics staff for Purdue Football and Men's Basketball games.

Dick's passion for Big 10 college sports was a thread that ran throughout his life. He was a fervent supporter of both Michigan State and Purdue, taking great pleasure in the excitement that collegiate sports bring. His interests extended beyond the stadium as well, with music, fishing, and woodworking keeping him busy. He also was an avid follower of World War II history and airplanes, and he found joy tracking Indy auto racing teams. He was an excellent cook, a skill honed during his days as a cook in the National Guard, able to make delicious meals with even limited ingredients. He took pride in his homes, maintaining his lawns and gardens beautifully.

Preceded in death by his parents, Dick is survived by his brother, Ronald Damman, and wife Betty, of Lake St. Louis, Mo.; his sister, Bette Hunt, and her husband Dennis, of Foristell, Mo.; his former wife, Joanne Brundage, of Kalamazoo, with whom he shared a close and mutually supportive friendship and three adult children: Julie White of Kalamazoo, John Damman of Indianapolis, and Jill Damman (Griffin Caruolo) of Denver; along with several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Dick will be interred in Fowlerville this summer during a private ceremony. Those wishing to memorialize Dick by making a donation may do so through a tribute gift to: Heritage Community of Kalamazoo Foundation, 2400 Portage Street, Kalamazoo MI 49001; Centrica Care Navigators Rose Arbor Place, 7100 Stadium Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49009; or The Parkinson's Foundation, 5757 Waterford District Drive, Suite 310, Miami, FL 33126.