Richard A. Whitfield III
August 19, 2007
View Tribute and Sign Guestbook ATTLEBORO – Richard A. Whitfield, III, 65, of Woodland Lane in Attleboro, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 19, 2007, in the Central Maine Medical Center in Bridgton, Maine. Born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Richard A. Whitfield Jr. and Janet E. Whitfield, he was the devoted husband of Elizabeth (Howard) Whitfield, to whom he was married for forty-three years.
A lifelong resident of Attleboro, Mr. Whitfield graduated with the Class of 1960 from Attleboro High School. He graduated in 1964 from Davidson College in North Carolina, and then served as a First Lieutenant with the U. S. Army during the Viet Nam War.
He was president of the W. E. Richards Company of Attleboro until the company closed and he retired in 2002. He served on the Board of Directors of the YMCA and the former Attleboro–Pawtucket Savings Bank, and was a director and past president of the Community Health Agency, all in Attleboro. He was an active fund raiser for the United Way of Attleboro and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Jewelers Board of Trade.
In addition to his wife, he leaves one son, William D. and his wife Laura C. Whitfield of Wheatridge, CO.; a daughter, Deborah W. and her husband Peter C. Wiese, III, of Reading, MA; a sister, Barbara W. Genge of Cochabamba, Bolivia; and five grandchildren, Matthew, Brian and Sarah Whitfield and Hannah and Mason Wiese.
Funeral Information
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial service in celebration of his life on Monday, September 10, 2007, at 11:00AM at the Murray Unitarian Universalist Church, 505 North Main St., Attleboro. All arrangements have been lovingly entrusted to the care of the COOK-HATHAWAY FUNERAL HOME, 160 Park St., Attleboro. To LIGHT A CANDLE, SIGN THE MEMORIAL REGISTER, consult THE GRIEF LIBRARY, or obtain FACILITY DIRECTIONS, go to www.hathawayfunerals.com. or please telephone 508/222-7700.
Donations Information
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Attleboro YMCA, 63 North Main St., Attleboro, MA; or to the Community VNA, 10 Emory St., Attleboro, MA 02703.
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