Richard D. Wood Sr.

Richard D Wood, Sr. age 100, died peacefully on January 23, 2026. Dick was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 17, 1925. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years, Margaret. Dick is survived by his children Richard and Deborah Wood, David and Rebecca Wood, Susan and Robert Aumiller, as well as six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Dick graduated from North High School and The Ohio State University where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the OSU President’s Club. Dick was a decorated World War II Veteran with the United States Army Air Force and served in the South Pacific. He flew a record of 47 missions from bases in New Guinea to Okinawa, Japan.

Dick was the former owner of the McFadden Sales Co. and the founder and chairman of the Matryx Corporation. He was a mentor to hundreds and served the Central Ohio community as a friend and counselor for many years. Dick received many awards for community service and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. A graduate of the Shalem Institute in Washington DC., Dick served on the board and as a counselor for the Maryhaven Hospital. He opened an office in the city where he provided free guidance as a spiritual director to all who came for over 20 years. Dick was an active member of the Spirituality Network which he helped organize as a non-profit. Dick was a trained leader with The Community Building Movement founded by M. Scott Peck, MD, and led workshops throughout the United States. He was a graduate of the Mind/Body Institute of the Harvard Medical School and led classes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the McConnell Heart Health Center.

Dick was an honored member and generous benefactor of Save A Warrior; a veteran’s service organization credited with saving thousands of lives of returning veterans and first responders nationwide and abroad. S/SGT Dick Wood Warrior Village, home to the nation’s first Center of Excellence for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress in Hillsboro, Ohio is named in his honor.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Save A Warrior (S.A.W.) at Save A Warrior, P.O. Box 218117, Columbus, Ohio 43221 or saveawarrior.org. Contributions can also be made to the FSHD Society, fshdsociety.org.

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 6, 2026 from 4:00-7:00PM at Schoedinger Northwest, 1740 Zollinger Road in Upper Arlington. A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held at First Community Church - North Campus, 3777 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43221 at 2:00PM, on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

A private burial will be held in the spring.