Richard "Dick" Gaynor West

Richard "Dick" G. West, 90, passed away on March 21, 2021 in Gahanna, OH. He was born to Pearl and Bessie (Secoy) West on April 29, 1930 in Athens, OH. Dick worked for 35 years with Columbia Gas as a heavy machinery operator, retiring in 1987. Dick was known, along with his wife, Alice "Bunny" to take unexpected and spontaneous trips to "wherever" and enjoy time there before heading home. For them, life was truly about the journey! Dick will be remembered for his love of hosting gatherings, such as his and Bunny's famous bonfire wiener roasts at the end of October every year, and having family around as much as possible. When he wasn't with his family, Dick was active in his community. He served as an usher and distributed communion at the North Terrace Church of Christ in Zanesville, Ohio for many years. Dick also volunteered as a pallbearer at Bolin-Dierkes Funeral Home in Zanesville. Dick will be fondly remembered for his love of Country and Blue Grass music.

Dick is preceded in passing by his parents, Pearl and Bessie; sister Phyllis Reeves, brothers-in-law, Charles, Harold, Walter and John Bugglin, sisters-in-law, Helen Cosgrave and Florence Wayne.

Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife of 70 years, Alice "Bunny" (Bugglin) West; sister Delores "Dottie" (Donald) Hull and sister-in-law Dorothy Bugglin; daughters Carol Latham, Barbara (Joseph) Knueven, and Diane (John) Sorg; grandchildren Amy (Jeffrey) Javorsky, Kyndra (Matthew) Winters, Erin (Lucas) Thiergartner, Danielle Knueven, Stacey (Allen) Pinson, Lindsay (Joshua) Shy, and Samuel Sorg; Twelve great-grandchildren; and many other loved family and friends.

Visitation will take place from 11:30am-12:30pm on Friday, March 26, 2021 at SCHOEDINGER NORTHEAST, 1051 East Johnstown Road, Gahanna, OH 43230. Masks are mandatory for all attendees inside the building. A private funeral service will take place following the visitation. For those wishing to be present in spirit, a live webcast of the funeral service will be available here on his Tribute Wall shortly before the funeral service begins. Interment will follow the service at Glen Rest Memorial Estates.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Dick's memory to your favorite charity.