He was preceded in death by a son, Steven J. Maxymow in 1966; his father Daniel Maxymow; mother Eugenia P. Worden; and stepbrother Frank Worden.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years Jean Maxymow; three daughters, Jo Davis and her husband Mike of Weed, CA, Kim Ritter and her husband Mark of Little River, SC, and Jennifer Sanders and her husband Matthew of Keller, TX. He is also survived by his grandchildren, JR Cox, Jonathan, Marina, and Michaela Davis, Jason and Justin Ritter and Riley and Madison Sanders. He is also survived by a stepbrother Herbert Worden and step cousin Barbara Santucci.
Richard served in the U. S. Navy aboard a submarine for 4 years as their chef. He was a retired Professional Firefighter from St. Petersburg, FL
We are so grateful and thankful to the Bower House nurses and staff for the wonderful and loving care for Richard and his family, also to Rev. Delmas E. Wolfe who led Rick to the Lord recently.
At Rick’ s request, his body is being donated to WVU for scientific research.
Rick’s family would be honored by memorial donations to the Bowers Hospice House of Southern West Virginia, Inc., P. O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25802-1472.
A private memorial service will be planned for a later date.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralhome.com.
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