Richard Herbert Silco was born May 17, 1932 to Herbert & Marguerite (French) Silco in their home in Webster. He walked to a one-room schoolhouse on the corner of Klem & Holt Roads and later attended Webster HS. He worked on the family farm as a child and later Eastman-Kodak where he was employed for 37 years. He married Joan Carbone on April 26, 1952. Shortly after, he entered the U.S. Army and served in Korea during the Korean Conflict. Returning from Korea he met his son Gary who was born while he was overseas. He later raised 4 more children: Robert, Catherine, Eric and Tom. He loved working with wood and built (or remodeled) all 4 houses he lived in. After retirement from Kodak he moved to Tijares New Mexico where he worked for Scandinavian Interiors. He loved flying and learned to fly gliders while living in New Mexico then remote-controlled gliders, play golf, work in his garden and yard and read many historical and western books.
He is preceded in death by Joan, his wife of 71 years, his daughter Cathy, and granddaughter Petra and brothers Don and Marvin.
He is survived by his four sons: Gary, Robert (Donna), Eric, Tom (Dori); grandchildren: Michele, Matthew, Adam (Morgan), Nick (Riley), Sam, Christian (Morgan), Gabrielle, Emily (Jamie), Aaron (Anna), and Quinn; great-grandchildren: Rory, Alex, Avery, Miles, Silas, Clara and Aidan; sisters Audrey Nersinger and Erma Coe and many nieces and nephews.
Sincere Condolences. I have many awesome memories as a kid going to their home. They had a swimming pool and we spent several hours swimming . We thought that was the best thing ever!. Uncle Dick and Aunt Joan were awesome people. They were always at family picnics at Gramma and Grampa Silco’s house on Klem Road. Just so many special memories with them when I was young. So glad my dad Marvin got to go to New York to play golf with Uncle Dick and Uncle Don. That meant the world to my dad . Rest in peace Uncle Dick. He was an amazing man. Precious memories tucked away in my heart!