Obituary of Richard G. Lorows

Richard G. Lorows Sr, 75 of Cortland passed away June 25, 2012 in the VA Hospital Syracuse, NY Dick was born October 18, 1936 in Greene, NY the son of the late Gerald and Frances Lawrence Lorows. he served his country with the US Air Force from 1955-1961. Dick was a member of the New Apostolic Church, the American Legion Post 489, and had been employed at Suit Kote. After retiring from Suit Kote, Dick became an active volunteer at Cortland Regional Medical Center acquiring 14,000 Hours. He enjoyed playing Santa, an Elf, and the Easter Bunny for many organizations. His memberships included the American Legion, RSVP, SPCA, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, Homes for the Elderly, and the Cortland Sr. Center. Dick is survived by his wife of 46 Yrs Sheila Lorows, his children Charles (Kathy) Lorows, James Lorows, Michael Roundy, joseph Roundy, Jeffrey Roundy , Debra (Steve) Mason, Sharon Andrus , his brother Larry (Ada) Lorows, sister Nancy (Dick) Hartford, 17 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents Dick was predeceased by his son Richard Lorows Jr, Calling hours will be held Friday evening from 4 €“ 7 pm at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home 9 Lincoln Ave. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family. The family invites all friends to join them for a celebration of Dicks life at 12:00pm Saturday at the Cortland American Legion on Tompkins St. Anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution in Dicks name is asked to consider the Scott Union Cemetery Association,c/o Elizabeth Parker 6269 Country Lane Homer, New York 13077,or the American Cancer Association Memorial Processing Center PO BX 7 East Syracuse, NY 13057 To offer on line condolence visit www.wright-beard.com Dick was a wonderful man who always brought a smile to my f\ace and we always had a great conversation! He loved to visit all his friends at Elizabeth Brewster House. Dick would make our holiday party a blast playing Santa for our residents as well as our staff and he always made us laugh. He will be deeply missed. Our condolences goes out to Dick's family. Jessica G. Nancy...please express my sincere sympathy for you and your family at the loss of your brother...May God give you all the comfort and peace . sincerely, Helen Rundell Trimm..... On behalf of all the residents, family members and staff from the Cortland Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, who Dick faithfully served as a volunteer for well over a decade, we all offer our sincerest condolences. So sorry to hear about Dick. He was a great friend and wonderful person. He will be greatly missed by all he knew and loved. We will keep your family in our prayers. John & Jennifer Eastwood Dick will truly be missed at CRMC. He was always so jolly and made you smile no matter how bad your day was going. I will be praying for the wonderful family he has saddened with his passing. Bless you all. Velma LoParco Sheila and family, I just read of Richard passing here on the computer. Please accept our condolence to you and your family. We noticed that we hadn't seen Richard in the hospital lately and wondered why. I am sorry for you loss. Sincerely, Joyce Alteri and family