James A. "Drew" Richardson, of Bergen, NY, passed away April 23rd, 2019, at the age of 88, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in West Bloomfield, May 23rd, 1930, the son of the late Oliver and Bernice Jenkins Richardson. He was a loving, devoted husband and father whom adored and loved to be with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jim was a selfless man who worked hard every day of his life. He enlisted in the U.S. Army June of 1948 with active service in Japan. He received an honorable discharge in June of 1950. He was active with the VFW Post 412 as a Past Commander. He was also, a member of the American Legion Post 1830 and Past Commander. He was a long time member of the Chili Fire Department starting in 1971 as a Volunteer Fire Fighter and continued on as a past President of the Fire Department Exempts Club. Jim loved operating heavy construction machinery. This led him to form his own company, J & W Contractors with his brother-in-law, Walter Guse. Jim enjoyed hunting, ice fishing, volunteering outdoor maintenance work at his church and traveling with his wife throughout the US.
Jim is predeceased by his brothers, Oliver "Lyle", Thomas and Donald "Bill" Richardson; sisters, Virginia Eygabroat, Bess Ayers and Grace Favata. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Agnes Guse Richardson; his daughters: Nancy (Dennis) Corlew, Gail Craig (Herb), Linda (Mark) Stevens; brother, Charles (Ginny) Richardson, brother-in-law, Walter Guse; grandchildren: Travis (Erica) Holycross, Lucas (Jennifer) Holycross, Tonya (Nick) Pellegrino, Stephanie Stevens (Adam) & Wes Stevens; great-grandchildren: Dominic, Adelyn, Sawyer & Brayden; Godson, David (Wendy) Richardson; along with many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 4PM, Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 2415 Chili Ave., Rochester. Followed by a gathering for family and friends at 6pm at the American Legion in Chili, 450 Chili Scottsville Rd., Scottsville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, or Chili Fire Department, 3231 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY 14624, or the VFW Post, 412 Ballantyne Rd., Rochester, NY 14623.
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