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Richard \u201cDick\u201d Berry \u2013 83 \u2013 of 133 Thacher Street, had a Tee Time at the Pearly Gates Golf Course on June 1, 2018 with his brother and father.\u00a0 He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.<\/p>\nRichard \u201cDick\u201d Berry \u2013 83 \u2013 of 133 Thacher Street, had a Tee Time at the Pearly Gates Golf Course on June 1, 2018 with his brother and father.\u00a0 He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.<\/p>\n
Born in Hornell on October 6, 1934, he was the son of Ralph and Laura (Dunning) Berry.<\/p>\n
For nearly forty years Dick was employed by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) as a civil engineer, retiring in 1992. \u00a0While at the NYSDOT he was in charge of the weekly football pool!<\/p>\n
Dick grew up in the Hornell\/Almond area, graduating from Hornell High School Class of 1952.\u00a0 He loved sports \u2013 playing and watching \u2013 and did both throughout his entire life.\u00a0 He starred on St. Paul\u2019s team during his Sunday School Basketball League days, and later played in the YMCA men\u2019s basketball league.\u00a0 Dick played fast pitch softball for many years, during which time he participated in a game against the \u201cKing and His Court,\u201d Eddie Feiner.\u00a0 Dick grew up in pool halls and was a very skilled good pool player.\u00a0 He remained active in several area leagues until his passing.<\/p>\n
An avid and gifted golfer, Dick had memberships at various courses, including Twin Hickory Golf Club, Hornell Country Club, and Westfield Country Club.\u00a0 He won numerous tournaments across the state, among them several Club Championships \u2013 and Senior Club Championships – over the years.\u00a0 Dick had an amazing memory when it came to the game of golf.\u00a0 Not only could he remember every shot from every hole of golf on each course he ever played, but he could recall the shots of all of his co-players.<\/p>\n
Dick was known for his incredible luck both on and off the golf course.\u00a0 He had several (maybe 5?) \u201cHoles-in-One\u201d during his golf days.\u00a0 He frequently won on his daily purchases of \u201cscratch-offs\u201d at the Convenient Food Mart, and he garnered more than his share of 50-50 drawing winnings at the Hornell Dodger and Hornell High School football games.<\/p>\n
As a member of the Hornell Moose Lodge, Dick liked \u201cgoing to work\u201d every day- playing cards with his buddies.\u00a0 He also enjoyed meeting his friends for coffee and \u201cbull sessions\u201d every morning around town, at JC\u2019s Caf\u00e9, Billy Schu\u2019s and the Arkport Village Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Throughout his life Dick was actively involved in the local community. He was very dedicated to delivering Thanksgiving dinners for Billy Schu\u2019s every year with his co-pilot Dan Sweeney.\u00a0 He enjoyed attending reunions with his Class of 1952 classmates and was a member of the Hornell Alumni Association.\u00a0 He volunteered his time coaching in both the Hornell Little League (Masons team with his brother Dan) and Biddy Basketball, even before he had a son of his own.\u00a0 He was twice Master of the Hornell Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (F & AM), and was a Scout Master for his son\u2019s Cub Scout Den. Dick was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Hornell.<\/p>\n
In addition to his parents, Dick was preceded in death by his brother, Daniel and wife Mary; his sister Marylin Regan, and an infant brother William Berry.<\/p>\n
Surviving are his three daughters, Cindy (Tom) Fitzwater of Hornell, Debbie (Greg) Souchik of Bradford PA, and Barb Berry of Hornell; his son Richard Berry Jr. of Hornell; his grandchildren, Josh (Tammi) Fitzwater, Matthew (Michelle) Fitzwater, Nathan Beam, Shane Beam, Jesse (Hannah) Beam, Johnathan Argentieri, Wyatt Argentieri, Molly Berry and Mallory Berry, Hayley (Chris) Kavalla, and Alexa Berry; 11 great grandchildren (and another on the way); several nieces and nephews, including two special nieces Laura (John) Giglio and Nancy Berry Shearer.\u00a0 Also surviving are his loving companion of 25 years, Joanne (Hammer) Mastin; Joanne\u2019s children, Jeff (Kathy) Hunt of Florida, Mark (Dawn) Hunt of Addison, and Terri (Dale) Houghton of Savona, and their children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n
To honor Dick\u2019s wishes, there will be no calling hours or service.\u00a0 Family and friends are invited to share in a \u201cCelebration of Life\u201d on Saturday June 9, 2018 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the Hornell Moose Lodge (upstairs), 66 Seneca Street, Hornell NY.\u00a0 We will remember and share stories of Dick \u2013 both humorous and serious \u2013 and a good time will be had by all.\u00a0 This is the way Dick would have wanted it \u2013 everyone having fun and enjoying themselves.\u00a0 He will be missed!<\/p>\n
Dick\u2019s family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions in his name be made to the Hornell Little League, PO Box 74 Hornell NY 14843 or to the Hornell YMCA, 18 Center Street, Hornell NY 14843 or the Hornell Humane Society, 7649 Industrial park Road, Hornell NY 14843.\u00a0 Envelopes will be available at the \u201cCelebration of Life\u201d on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Arrangements are in the care of Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church Street, Hornell, NY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Richard \u201cDick\u201d Berry \u2013 83 \u2013 of 133 Thacher Street, had a Tee Time at the Pearly Gates Golf Course on June 1, 2018 with his brother and father.\u00a0 He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hornell on October 6, 1934, he was the son of Ralph and Laura (Dunning) Berry. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3248"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3253,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3248\/revisions\/3253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagonfuneralhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}