“You live as long as you are remembered.”
— Russian proverb
My sister-in-law Susie lost her beloved father recently. She asked me to share some thoughts about him. So I combined info from his obituary with the pictures and notes she gave me, and this is what I came up with. I hope you like it, Susie. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Richard “Dick” Wyatt,
1930-2012
Richard Wyatt, 81, passed quietly away in the early morning
hours of September 20th, 2012.
He lived a wonderful life and will be missed by many.
Susie wrote, “My dad was generous and friendly and
hard-working and funny. He was an
athlete who loved sports—especially high school sports. He went to every West Aurora High School
basketball game, home or away—he always went—and he would take anybody who
wanted to go.”
Dick was a member of the West Aurora High School Sports Hall
of Fame. He was also an avid Cubs fan,
and saw them play the Detroit Tigers in the 1945 World Series.
Richard Wyatt was well known in Aurora as the owner and
operator of the Aurora Tennis Club on Indian Trail for some 35 years. There, he cultivated may friendships and took
extreme pride in the dominance of the youth tennis program throughout the
1970s, 80s, and 90s.
Susie wrote, “Dad always had teenage hired help at the tennis
and swim clubs. He trusted them, and
they always came to him for advice. He
gave them responsibilities—and they never let him down.”
Richard Wyatt—a daughter remembers.
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