He was the only child of Jesse Elmer Botkin and Wavie Madeline Rench. A native of Lincoln, IL, he moved to this area 11 years ago from Frankfort, IL.
He was a maintenance employee at Paradise Lakes and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
He is survived by a son, Richard A, Jr. of Eugene, OR; two daughters, Rita A (Joseph) Bomher of Lake Villa, IL and Linda M (Pete) Carpenter of Clearwater, FL. and three grandchildren, Cassie, Chelsea and Maddie.
Loyless Funeral Home, Land O'Lakes, FL.
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In Roseland, he worked for Anheuser-Busch as a driver of the delivery truck for their beer.
Over the road semi-truck driver for Interstate Motor Freight and a Teamster Local 364 for over 20 years
He married Irene Tonelli Feb 23, 1957 in Chicago, IL
they divorced Nov 16,1963
then they remarried Jan 18, 1964
then they divorced again June 19, 1977
He married Ann (nee Unknown) Harper in 1978
they divorced in 1983
He married Dorothy Unknown on 23 Sep 1983
they divorced in Jun 1984
Irene was with him in his last days.
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He loved country music, cowboy boots, hound dogs and Budweiser Beer
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He was the only child of Jesse Elmer Botkin and Wavie Madeline Rench. A native of Lincoln, IL, he moved to this area 11 years ago from Frankfort, IL.
He was a maintenance employee at Paradise Lakes and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
He is survived by a son, Richard A, Jr. of Eugene, OR; two daughters, Rita A (Joseph) Bomher of Lake Villa, IL and Linda M (Pete) Carpenter of Clearwater, FL. and three grandchildren, Cassie, Chelsea and Maddie.
Loyless Funeral Home, Land O'Lakes, FL.
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In Roseland, he worked for Anheuser-Busch as a driver of the delivery truck for their beer.
Over the road semi-truck driver for Interstate Motor Freight and a Teamster Local 364 for over 20 years
He married Irene Tonelli Feb 23, 1957 in Chicago, IL
they divorced Nov 16,1963
then they remarried Jan 18, 1964
then they divorced again June 19, 1977
He married Ann (nee Unknown) Harper in 1978
they divorced in 1983
He married Dorothy Unknown on 23 Sep 1983
they divorced in Jun 1984
Irene was with him in his last days.
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He loved country music, cowboy boots, hound dogs and Budweiser Beer
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