Richard Santos

SANTOS

Richard Manuel Santos passed away on March 1, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born in San Jose, California on December 31, 1946, to Manuel and Evelyn Santos, the oldest of their seven children. After serving six years in the US Navy Submarine Service during the Vietnam Conflict, he married Mary Jane Shafer Santos on March 18,1972 in Bath, Ohio. They relocated to Delaware in 1973, where they raised their three children­­Scott (Anita), Jeffrey, and Amy Jo, all of whom reside in Delaware. Together with his son Jeff, Rick owned JeffRick Heating and Cooling, LLP, from which he retired in 2012. Rick was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and uncle. Along with his wife and children, he is survived by grandchildren Tucker, Hunter, and Nora; brother John of Eagle River, AK; sisters LouAnn (Marc) Stureman and Vivian Cross of San Martin, CA; Diane Santos and Susanne (Gerald) Dickey of Genola, UT; uncle and aunt Lucas and Evelyn Zaballos of Santa Cruz, CA; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Mark. A celebration of Rick's remarkable life will be held in the afternoon of March 29 at the Center for Older Adults, 800 Cheshire. Rd. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Delaware Lions, P.O. Box 381 or to Delaware County District Library, 84 E.Winter St