Richard Sweet
Richard R. Sweet, 65, of Elno Avenue, Kent, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center in Akron, Ohio.
He was born Aug. 20, 1939, in North Ridgeville, to Dyer and Nina (Williams) Sweet. An alumnus of Kent State University, he earned a BFA in 1966. For nearly four decades he chronicled the faces and places of Portage and Summit County as a photographer for the Record Courier, from which he retired in September 2004. He also performed professional location photography for weddings, class reunions, etc., as well as a variety of commercial clients. His easy smile and gracious manner were fondly familiar to many people throughout the region. A member of the United Methodist Church of Kent, Kent Lions Club, and the Portage County Historical Society, Richard also enjoyed col lecting and restoring antique cameras, travel, reading history, and oil painting.
Richard's surviving family include his wife, Betty (Hejma), whom he married on Sept. 4, 1994; stepson, Craig Hejma of Kent; stepdaughter, Melissa (Tod Bates) Hejma of Taos, N.M.; sister, Joanne (Bob) Raybuck; and nephews of Shippenville, Pa., and Harvey Blanck of Clarksville, Tenn.; a niece, Diane Raybuck of Akron, Ohio; adopted family, Will and Karin Lange Underwood and their children; extended family, Frank and Sue Cook and their children at Gahanna, Ohio, Al and Carol Laymon of Hartville and their children. He was preceded in death by his parents and by brother, Charles Sweet.
The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Dr. Sandra Hazra and the staff at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center for the excellent care given to Richard.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at United Methodist Church of Kent, with Rev. Dr. David Palmer and Rev. Douglas Denton officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. Memorials may be made to UMC of Kent, 1435 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio 44240; Portage County Historical Society, 6529 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna, Ohio 44266; or Hospice Care Center, 3358 Ridgewood Rd., Akron, Ohio 44333.
[Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, Friday, June 3, 2005, page B7, col. 5]
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