Richard C. Austin 87, passed away February 15th at Jupiter Medical Center. Born in Bethlehem, Pa. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University and a Master of Science from Pace University. He was a longtime resident of Boca Raton, Florida, was a Major in the US Army Signal Corp. and worked for Bell of Pennsylvania and IBM. An Eagle Scout, he was active in the Masons, the Jaycees, the American Legion and the Methodist Church.
Wife Janet of 63 years, children Richard Jr. (Jean) and Ruth Ann Chobot (Brian). Grandchildren, Andre and Jonathan.
Funeral service on Saturday February 25th, 3:00 PM at Aycock-Riverside Funeral Center, 1112 Military Trail, Jupiter, Florida 33458. Please consider memorial donations to the Shriners Children’s Hospital, www.shrinershospital.org/donate.
