Richard Fayette Weber

Richard (Dick) Fayette Weber (October 17, 1940 – January 4, 2017) Richard Weber passed away on January 4, 2017, at the age of 76, in Medford, Oregon. He died at home under Hospice Care, after battling cancer for six years. He was born in Hyde County, South Dakota, to Fayette and Una Weber. He had three siblings; Joan (Robert) Doxtator, with four sons; John (Lynn) Weber; and is survived by his sister Marilyn (Dale) Kutz, with three sons and two daughters. Richard has four children from his first marriage to Marsha Weber. They are, David (Stacey) Weber, and their son, Zack, of Vancouver, Washington and their daughter, Jennifer of Carrington, North Dakota; Garrett (Sara) Weber, of Florence, Oregon; Melissa (Mark) Della Paolera, of Sherwood, Oregon; and Dan Weber, of Seattle, Washington. Richard also has two sons with his second wife Debra Weber. Steven, who served four years in the Marine Corp. and is now working and going to school, and his youngest son Justin who enjoys playing hockey, reading and is taking online classes. After graduating from Highmore High School in South Dakota, he went into the United States Marine Corp. On returning home from the service, he attended the University of South Dakota, getting his Bachelor’s degree with a major in Government and minors in History, Sociology and Spanish. Upon graduation from college, he started working in the automotive industry. This created many, many moves for him. This is also when he met and became friends with Dick Heiman. They have been friends now for almost 50 years, and worked together again when he moved to Medford. Richard retired from Lithia Motors about four years ago. Richard had many hobbies; a favorite was football which he played in the Marine Corp., as well as in college, and played for a short time with the Denver Broncos. He loved to fly and got his pilot’s license; another favorite was tennis, and he was an avid reader. Richard loved his family and especially loved being a father. He loved to attend and coach their sporting events from football, basketball, baseball and hockey. A small family service will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at the Eagle Point National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. A celebration of life will be held at Bricktowne Brewery at 1:00 p.m. following the service. The family invites anyone who would like to attend and celebrate Richard and have a pint of his favorite beer to join us. Richard will never be forgotten for his love of life and outrageous personality!