George W. Richards passed away Oct. 7, 2004.
He was born in 1914 and lived his entire life in Ak ron within five miles of his birthplace. He attended the old West High school and graduat ed from the University of Akron in the class of 1936. He was a mem ber of Phi Sigma Kappa. After 25 years in the advertising department of the Akron Beacon Journal, he left to form his own advertising company, George W. Richards Advertising, Inc., which he operated until his retirement in 1990. He created the first advertising for such clients as the Lawson Milk Co., Walden of Aurora, and Home Centers, for whom his advertising presentation twice won them the coveted Brand Name Retailer of the Year award.
His lifelong hobbies were photography, golf, and travel. He was a former member of Silver Lake Country Club and Myerlee Country Club of Fort Myers, Fla., where he resided six months of the year. His travels took him to over 40 countries on every continent but Antarctica. A member of St. Paul's Episcopal church for 50 years, he served on its vestry from 1985 to 1987. He was a 50-year veteran of Akron Lodge 83 F&AM and also held the 32nd degree in Freemasonry.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Ellen, and is survived by wife, Irene, whom he married in 1984. Other sur vivors are son, Dr. Keith Richards of Cape Cod; daughter, Judith Hoschner of Owosso, Mich.; daughter-in-law, Lynn Richards; and son-in-law Robert Hoschner. Two stepsons, Rob ert Morris of Mission Viejo, Cali f., and Howard Morris of Ritt man, Ohio, survive, with their wives, Shari and Francey. There are five grandchildren, Scott and Jeffrey Richards, Kristin, Jay, and Robert Hoschner; sev en stepgrandchildren, including Mark, Matthew, and Stacy Morris in California, and Jessica, Adam, Michael, and Andrew Morris in Rittman.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. TUESDAY in the chapel at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, corner of Kenilworth Drive and West Market Street, with Dr. Richard L. McCandless officiating. Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call at the Billow Fairlawn Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Merriman Activity Fund, 209 Merriman Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303, or the American Cancer Society, 1900 W. Market St., Akron, Ohio 44313
. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 330-867- 4141.)
[Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, Saturday, October 9, 2004, page B7, col. 2]
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