Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT, mourns the loss of former employee Richard Byrd. He was hired at Sikorsky in August 1980 and had worked for Russell Lund as a stockroom inventory VH employee. Richard had retired in 2006.
Richard was a U.S. Army veteran and a very athletic man who enjoyed basketball and bowling and while in college had played basketball with Wilt Chamberlain. He was employed at Sikorsky Aircraft for 26 years until his retirement. Richard was preceded in death by his son Jeffrey Johnson and is survived by Dorothy Byrd, his wife and best friend for more than 50 years.
Richard was a U.S. Army veteran and a very athletic man who enjoyed basketball and bowling and while in college had played basketball with Wilt Chamberlain. He was employed at Sikorsky Aircraft for 26 years until his retirement. Richard was preceded in death by his son Jeffrey Johnson and is survived by Dorothy Byrd, his wife and best friend for more than 50 years.
Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT, mourns the loss of former employee Richard Byrd. He was hired at Sikorsky in August 1980 and had worked for Russell Lund as a stockroom inventory VH employee. Richard had retired in 2006.
Richard was a U.S. Army veteran and a very athletic man who enjoyed basketball and bowling and while in college had played basketball with Wilt Chamberlain. He was employed at Sikorsky Aircraft for 26 years until his retirement. Richard was preceded in death by his son Jeffrey Johnson and is survived by Dorothy Byrd, his wife and best friend for more than 50 years.
Richard was a U.S. Army veteran and a very athletic man who enjoyed basketball and bowling and while in college had played basketball with Wilt Chamberlain. He was employed at Sikorsky Aircraft for 26 years until his retirement. Richard was preceded in death by his son Jeffrey Johnson and is survived by Dorothy Byrd, his wife and best friend for more than 50 years.
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