Richard Andrew Delaney

RICHARD ANDREW DELANEY PASSED AWAY AT THE CULPEPER. HE WAS A BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND FRIEND TO MANY. BORN ON AUGUST 24TH ,1939 IN SHARON, CONNECTICUT, HIS PARENTS WERE THE LATE WILLIAM EDWARD AND GENEVIEVE PATRICIA DELANEY.

DICK ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, GRADUATED FROM VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN ECONOMICS, AND WAS AWARDED A MASTERS DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, DC.

HE SERVED FOUR YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE IN A HOWITZER BATTERY AND AS BATTERY RADIO CHIEF AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD. UPON GRADUATION FROM VILLANOVA IN 1961, HE WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE MARINE CORPS. TRAINED AS A PARACHUTIST AND NAVAL GUNFIRE OFFICER, HE SERVED AS A LIAISON OFFICER WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION AND AT THE MARINE BARRACKS, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. HE SERVED WITH THE 1ST BATTALION, 3D MARINES AND 3RD BATTALION, 9TH MARINES IN VIETNAM IN 1965 AND 1966.

ON AUGUST 27TH, 1966, HE MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, AND WIFE OF 59 YEARS, CAROLE MARGARET HINCK, OF MILLERTON, NEW YORK. DICK AND CAROLE HAVE FOUR SONS: MATTHEW (CRISTY) OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; TIM (LAURA AND GRANDCHILDREN ANNA MARIE AND CONNOR RICHARD) OF ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA; MIKE, (MICA), OF RESTON, VIRGINIA; AND JON (PAM AND GRANDCHILDREN CAITLYN MARIE AND KARA LEIGH) OF WEST SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA.

DURING DICK'S MARINE CORPS CAREER THE FAMILY LIVED IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA BEACH, AND CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. DICK ALSO SERVED SEVERAL UNACCOMPANIED TOURS TO VIETNAM, OKINAWA, JAPAN. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MARINE CORPS OFFICERS SELECTED TO ATTEND FULL TIME GRADUATE LEVEL COMPUTER COURSES AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WHERE HE GRADUATED WITH HONORS.

UPON RETIREMENT FROM THE MARINE CORPS AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN 1981, DICK WORKED FOR LOGICON, INC., AND SUSQUENTLY, THE NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION , AS THE VICE PRESIDENT, AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION. DICK RETIRED IN THE SUMMER OF 1999.

IN CULPEPER, DICK WAS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE CULPEPER-MADISON RED CROSS CHAPTER WHERE HE SERVED AS A VICE-CHAIRMAN, AND ALSO THE EMERGENCY RESPONDER TO ALL FIRE CALLS WHERE PEOPLE LOST THEIR BELONGINGS. HE WOULD ARRANGE FOR TEMPORARY HOUSING, CLOTHING, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED.

DURING THIS TIME, DICK WAS ALSO ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE “CULPEPER WELCOME WAGGERS.” WITH HIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER BRANDY, HE AND THE OTHER MEMBERS WITH THEIR DOGS WOULD MAKE WEEKLY VISITS TO NURSING AND RETIREMENT HOMES TO HELP CHEER UP THE ELDERLY AND INVALIDS.

AT THE AGE OF 65, HE DECIDED TO TAKE GUITAR LESSONS, AND ALTHOUGH NEVER AN ADVANCED PLAYER, HE PARTICIPATED WITH SEVERAL NOVICE BLUEGRASS GROUPS AT THE FIREHOUSES, PRIVATE PARTIES, AND JAM SESSIONS, ESPECIALLY AT POE’S GARAGE IN AMISSVILLE, SINGING AND PLAYING RHYTHM GUITAR.

DICK MOSTLY ENJOYED BEING WITH HIS WIFE AND THEIR SONS, PLAYING WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND TRAVELING MAINLY TO ALASKA.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.