Richard Boyd “Dick” LeGrand, 83, passed away at home on October 3, 2020 after a two year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Coshocton, Ohio, on August 18, 1937, the son of the late Walter and Lucille LeGrand.
Dick attended Ohio State University, Indiana Tech, and Indiana University having obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in engineering. All his working days were spent at General Electric, Magnatech, and Allen County Surveyor’s Office. He was a registered professional engineer and in retirement, he and the other retired GE Engineers maintained the audio players for the blind. He worked with men from St. Joseph United Methodist Church doing maintenance at Methodist Church Camps throughout Indiana.
Dick enjoyed spending summers on the lake, sailing and boating.
He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Joan Shively LeGrand; his Indiana family, Jerald Shively, Kenneth Shively, Susan Shively, Laura Geiger, Jeff Shively, and Jennifer Rosenplot and many nieces, nephews and cousins; and his Ohio family, Lisa Henderson and Michael LeGrand and families.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11am at D.O. McComb and Sons Pine Valley Park Funeral Home (1320 East Dupont Road, Ft. Wayne), with calling one hour prior. Burial will take place in Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne, IN.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph United Methodist Church, Ft. Wayne Children’s Zoo, or the Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation.
