In Memory of
Richard William 'Dick' King
1948 - 2017
Date of Birth: Saturday, May 15th, 1948
Date of Death: Friday, January 13th, 2017
01/15/2017On behalf of all VDHA members, I am sad to announce the
passing of our brother Dick King. He was the Navy Unit Director since the VDHA
started and was NCOIC of the Naval Sentry Dogs in DaNang, Vietnam. More details will appear as we get it. He lost his final battle with
cancer on Friday, January 13, 2017. He did attend our 2016 VDHA Reunion in Branson in October of 2016. I
first met Dick in 2001 at March Air Base on the first anniversary of our War
Dog Memorial. Thank you to Timothy Potter for his notification of Dick's
condition and then his passing.
May Dick Rest in Peace,
Ernie Ayala
02/23/2017
Funeral Information by John Sciascia
On Thursday, February 23, 2017 I attended the funeral of
Vietnam Dog Handler, Dick King.
The procession left the funeral home at 1300 hours and was
escorted by the Sheriff's department to the gate at Pensacola Naval Air
Station. As we passed through the gate the Naval Security personnel,
stood at attention and saluted as we passed through.
We arrived at the cemetery and went to a covered area for
the service. When the service began, a
navy bugler played taps. The Chaplain said a few words, briefly outlining some
highlights in Dick's life.
I also said a few words on behalf of the Vietnam Dog
Handler Association.
Two naval personnel performed the flag folding ceremony and
presented the flag to Dorothy Beyer, the mother of Richard (Dick) William
King. At the time of the presentation, a
Navy jet flew over.
Dick's nephew advised me that his Facebook page is still
active for the near future.
Note: The GSD in the picture was Dick's Service Dog, Orion.
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01/17/2017
From: Harry Peterson [mailto:usnk9brandy@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:43 PM
To: Dave Broeker <davebroeker@comcast.net>;
Subject: Richard William King - USN K9 - Deceased
All,
Just got back home after an extended vacation taken right
after the Branson K9 reunion in October and had limited computer availability
during that time.
The only information I could find is that the funeral
arrangements are under the Oak Lawn Funeral Home, Pensacola, FL. No
information in the obituary except DOB May 15, 1948 and DOD January 13, 2017.
Dick served in Nam from Feb 68 thru Sep 69.
He handled Erich 81X2 and Rebel 78X4. Dick also served as our Navy Unit
Director for many years. Could always spot him in the crowd with that 10
gallon cowboy hat.
He will be greatly missed at future reunions. God
Bless you Dick. Erich and Rebel are standing by to protect you again.
Harry Peterson a.k.a. "Bambi"
Brandy-99X1
USN K9 Unit Director
02/12/2017
This is a message
that Dan Christensen posted on USWDA about Dick King's funeral:
Dear Dan:
I heard from Dick's x-wife, Sally Cox, yesterday. Dick's funeral is scheduled
for 02/23/17 @ 1:30 pm at the Navel base in Pensacola, Florida.
I tried to put up a message last night but FB would not comply. If you would let people know I would
appreciate it.
Sally Cox
02/12/2017
From: PERRY C MRS MONEY [mailto:usmc8672@yadtel.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 10:01 AM
To: Dave Broeker <davebroeker@comcast.net>
Cc: John Harvey <jrhcpa@hhcpas.com>
Subject: Funeral
Dave,
Just got this
information from John Sciascia.
Anyone planning on
attending Dick's funeral at Pensacola needs to be aware of the entry
restriction/rules since the cemetery is located on an active duty military
installation.
Click here to view them: Barrancas National Cemetery
Semper Fi
Perry C. Money
02/20/2017
From: Harry Peterson [mailto:usnk9brandy@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017
To: Dave Broeker <davebroeker@comcast.net>;
Subject: Richard William King - USN K9 - Deceased
All,
Bill Mahoney was contacted by Dick's niece with the
following message: We are meeting at the
Oak Lawn Funeral Home at 12:30 on Thursday, February 23, so they will escort us
to the Barrancas Navy Base and that is scheduled for 1:30 pm. The address for the funeral home is: 619 N. New Warrington Road
Pensacola, FL 32506.
If any VDHA members are in the area please try to attend.
Thanks
Harry Peterson
USN K9 Unit Director
