Carl Anthony Reichert

Carl Anthony Reichert was born in Dayton in 1929. He was the 7th child born to his parents, Albert and Marie Reichert. He was the last surviving among his siblings, who included Rosemary, Joseph, Eleanor, Bernadette (Sister Mary Albert), Luella (Sister Miriam Joseph), and John. Carl is survived by his wife, Mary Reichert; six children and their families: Micki and Jim Turner, and kids, Tessa (and Chris) McDaniel, and Kalin Del Castillo; Jeff and Cindy Reichert, and kids, Ashley and Amberly Reichert; Lisa and Zack Sanders, and kids, Alex (and Tiffany) Meyer, and their daughter Hannah, Colin Meyer (and Lauron Fischer), and Alyssa (and Jacob) Robins, and their daughter Margo; Tami Reichert and Bob Gotwals, and kids, Haley (and Isaiah) Cooper, and their daughter, Penelope, and Maya (and Daniel) Shaw-Lieberman; Jamie and Dana Webster, and Scott and Sherrie Reichert, and kids, Lindsey, Austin and Connor Reichert. Carl was a dedicated family man, and was well-loved by all who knew him. Carl is a 1947 graduate of Chaminade High School, and attended Miami-Jacobs Junior College, where he earned a two-year business degree. He remained active attending his high school reunions over the years, and maintained connections with his classmates throughout most of his life.Carl worked as a buyer in the old Rikes downtown for a number of years, followed by many years of working as a manufacturer’s representative for textile companies. In this line of work, he did a great deal of traveling. His personable nature and calm spirit made him a natural for this work, and he worked successfully well into his 70s. Carl really enjoyed work, and regretted having to retire after an illness in his early 70s. In later years, Carl worked at a local car dealership, helping to transport used cars from various locations back to the dealership. He reluctantly gave up this work, which he loved, at the age of 86, when driving for a living began to take its toll. Carl, Age 86, at work at Voss Auto Center Carl was always a fun-loving man, and enjoyed boating at Lake Cumberland once most of his kids had moved out on their own, and weekend forays became more feasible. Once he and Mary decided to give up boating, they became avid travelers, seeing vast stretches of the country from coast to coast, in the van like he used to use to transport his sales products. Driving was something Carl enjoyed, and he was always up for a quick trip to see his out-of-town kids and grandkids. In 2001, Carl and Mary even traveled to Scotland to explore the amazing sights there. Traveling was something Carl really enjoyed throughout his life. Anyone who knew Carl and was at his house at Christmas knew how he loved the holidays, and he decorated with a beautiful Christmas village that at one time spanned a huge part of the family room. Their house sparkled with a wonder that truly defined the holidays for all his kids and grandkids. Most especially, he had a fondness for nutcrackers, and loved to buy them to give away each year. They lined up and kept a watch over all the Christmas events, and at some point, he would organize them in an elaborate way to give them to the grandkids. Each of us was probably also gifted extra nutcrackers “secretly”, because he always had more to give. He also gave them to neighbor kids (who helped with yard work), and friends who stopped by. Nutcrackers will always have a special place in our hearts and homes. Carl also made a great use of his backyard, and truly loved working to plant flowers and decorate with all kinds of fun objects. It was a wonderland of beauty. It was a great loss to him when he was no longer able to work in the yard, but family members have kept it going and the flowers are still thriving. Carl and Mary seldom missed any important (or even semi-important) family events over the years, whether they were graduations, weddings, parties, grandchildren’s births, or family reunions. They continued traveling to family events up to 2017, and would probably still be doing so today if they could. Carl was Daddy, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa and husband, friend, neighbor, brother, uncle, and so much more. All of his family followed him as a mentor and role model, although most of us fell short of his mark. He was the kindest, calmest, best man most of us will ever know. His loss will leave a great hole in our family, but the lifetime of guidance that he has given will always be with us. We are sure that as time passes, there will be many times that each of us will look to Carl-Daddy-and ask him, how should I handle this? And we feel that in some ways, we will get our answers, just by having known him all these years. He was a great man; the best man. For all our lives, we will be grateful for our Daddy. Visitation for Carl will be held Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 4:00PM to 7:00PM at the TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME-Far Hills Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, July 6, 2018 at 10:30AM, at St. Henry Catholic Church, 6696 Springboro Pike, Dayton, Ohio 45449. Reception will follow from 12:00 to 4:00 at the Presidential Banquet Center; 4572 Presidential Way; Dayton, OH 45429. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Hospice of Dayton; 324 Wilmington Ave.; Dayton, OH 45420. http://hospiceofdayton.org/donations