Richard was born on February 10, 1945 in Portsmouth, Virginia and was the son of the late Kyle Howard Faust and Lucille Gilreath Faust.
He was a veteran of the US Navy serving in Vietnam. Following his military service, he went to work for General Electric in Hickory as a welding engineer for over 30 years. Richard was an entrepreneur in that he had the ability to make trading deals with others. He always had a knack for having a vision for opportunities. He never wanted the glory for finding them. He was a selfless person whose humility was one of his characteristics. His family was very important to him and he was a father figure for others as well.
Those with cherished memories are his wife of 55 years, Cathy Thompson Faust, his son Mark Kyle Faust (Candy) of Clyde NC and daughter Lisa Mikeal (Dwight) of Taylorsville, as well as grandchildren, Mary-Catherine Mikeal, and Shyne, Daryl, Loki, Andi and Konway. Also surviving is his brother Terry Dixon (Kathy) of Sanford and sister Diane Anglin of Summerville S.C..
Visitation for Mr. Faust will be on Friday from 1:00 till 2:00 pm at Bunch Johnson Funeral Home with funeral to follow at 2:00 in the chapel. Burial with full military honors will be held at 3:00pm at Iredell Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org.
Words of comfort and shared memories may be left with the family at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.
