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Richard Foster Lanham |
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Junior |
| Born |
30 Aug 1923 |
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1 Nov 2017 |
Home, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |
- RICHARD FOSTER LANHAM
1923 - 2017 Obituary
Richard Foster Lanham Obituary
LANHAM, Richard Foster Richard Foster Lanham departed this life peacefully at his Dallas home on Wed. Dick was born in Bonham 94 years ago to Richard F. Lanham Sr & Helen Kennedy Suddath. He was preceded in death by brother Donald & sister Charlene, & son-in-law Larry Dodge. He moved to Dallas at age 3, attended Robert E Lee, Woodrow Wilson, and graduated from Highland Park HS. He is survived by his wife of 72 years Virginia Wagoner Lanham; children Honey Dodge, Tina Looney (Tim), Tracy Lanham (Shari); grandchildren: Sabrina Shadi (Maier), Holly Briscoe (Mark), Foster Lanham, Josh Furrh (Whitney); great-grand-children: Samuel, Noah, Saman-tha, Libby, Scarlett & Luke; sister-in-law Celesta Lanham; sister Rena Dye; cousins, nieces & nephews. Representing Highland Park HS, Dick was the first-place diving champion in the first Texas state competition. After a short stint at UTAustin, he attended Naval flight prep school there. At preflight school, he was regimental low-hurdles champion and ranked 2nd in his graduating battalion. He was next a civilian flight instructor and finished the war as a 2nd Lt in the Army Air Corps. Dick lived most of his life in Dallas and was a sales rep for Binney & Smith. He spent many happy and successful years sailboat racing. After an early retirement, he helped at his children's business and created a complicated accounting program for them. He most-loved big-band music and played coronet starting in the Highland Park HS band and later the Lovers Lane UMC Jazz Band. He sang tenor in the Walnut Hill UMC Choir in their earliest years. Dick was a multi-faceted, multi-talented man who loved learning and was self-taught in many hobbies. He was a quiet, kind and caring gentleman who loved his family and was dearly loved by them. A family graveside service will be held Sunday.
Published in Dallas Morning News on Nov. 4, 2017
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| Buried |
5 Nov 2017 |
Sparkman Hillcrest Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |
| Person ID |
I35 |
Root Tree |
| Last Modified |
3 Nov 2017 |
| Father |
Richard Foster Lanham, Senior, b. 25 Nov 1900, Denton County, Texas , d. 04 Jun 1963, Austin, Travis County, Texas (Age 62 years) |
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Birth |
| Mother |
Helen Kennedy Suddath, b. 01 Aug 1903, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas , d. 14 Dec 1986, Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 83 years) |
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Birth |
| Married |
14 Jul 1921 |
Sherman, Grayson County, Texas |
| Divorced |
16 Jan 1939 |
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |
| Family ID |
F11 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Helen Kennedy Suddath Lanham
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Helen Charlene Lanham
Helen Kennedy Suddath Lanham
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Navy
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Plantation Club, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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Richard Foster Lanham Junior & 2 friends
Richard Lanham, Harry Lowden, Bill Webb |
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