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Shannon C. (Lockhart) Brainard posted a condolence
Saturday, December 15, 2012
I remember meeting Rich for the first time when I was in my early 20's. I was forewarned that he was the spitting image of our father and that he was. I was amazed to see that he had a lot of our father's mannerisms. Rich had a love for cast iron cookware that almost all of his cooking pans were cast iron, I soon started trying to catch up with him. He had taught me how to make my own refried beans versus buying canned refried beans.
Rich used to come over to a friend of mine and play cards with us for hours on end. I had introduced Rich to Kevin and shortly afterwards to Missy.
I also remember my father taking me to work one day when I had worked in Joliet he had pointed out the subdivision where Rich had lived. That is when he had told me about the time in the hospital with Rich.
My memories may have been few but they were very precious to me, I will miss you dearly Rich, RIP.
Shannon
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Barbara Hernandez posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
It is interesting how the mind operates, you have family and friends you think about all the time, yet life gets in the way...day to day things that seem so important at the time, things that you stress out/worry about that make you stay up late in the night or days on end... yet when it come down to it are these little things really so important?
Today another of my brothers will be laid to rest...this is the third one since I came to Serbia and once again I am unable to be with the rest of my family at this time..
As I think of my brother, many stories come to mind, things that the 'older' three of us lived thru... our many trips out of state to visit family, stopping at odd places along the road to find 'a bush' and end up climbing a hill to stare down at the cars going by, swimming in a pond at the back of a cemetery and hiding in the roots of a hugh tree that a storm blew over so that the forest ranger wouldnt catch us, 'borrowing' our grandfathers old Pontiac and dropping the transmission...pushing it home and back up hill into the driveway before MOM got home...the day that Richard went off to the Marines, the stories he told when he came home from boot camp and the night we got the call of his car accident when it went off the side of a mountain...he was the only one hurt out of the four in the car... how my brother Chuck an grandmother flew to Md to be at his side...how his young wife sat with him for days an nights while he was in a coma and when he finally came out of it and was able to come back to Hines VA hospital in Ill. while he re cooperated...
at the same time Richard was in Hines so was his father Richard, different wing of the hospital, both were scheduled for surgery... they came to pick up Richard and as they wheeled him down the hall one of the interns checked the chart AGAIN and realized they had the WRONG Richard...dob didnt match up!!! glad they figured that out before the surgery!!! the day he got a letter from the Government telling him to 'report for induction into the service for his country' he was still in the hospital and unable to move from the waist down...he was waiting for his medical discharge so he was eager to open the letter....he laughed and siad 'do you think they still want me to come?"
the road to healing was long and not easy at times, yet as soon as Richard could get a car fitted out for him to drive he was back on the road again and driving like he had never been in an accident in his life
there is so much more I could say, that I remember but I think the rest is for another time and place.
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Charles (Chuck) Lockhart posted a condolence
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I grew up with my older brother, Richard Allen Lockhart, from January, 1949, until August, 1965, when at the young age of 17, he shipped off to the U.S. Marine Corps.
There were times that we were close; there were times we could have been closer. We were a family not unlike most any other American family of the times, both divided and united. The thing that united us was a kindred spirit, and we acted upon it. Before we were even teenagers we ran away, rode freights around the country, and worked in circuses.
On December 20th, 1967, I called home from Camp Pendleton, and was told that Rich had rolled his Volkswagen off a mountain in Winchester, VA, the day before, and was MedeVaced to Bethesda Naval Hospital. My grandmother and I flew to Washinton, D.C., where we united with his wife, Darlene, and went to visit him. Whilst I felt robbed on December 19th, 1967, he celebrated the anniversary until his death.
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Carol Breedlove posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
From my childhood, I remember Rich and his family coming over for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I played with his children. I thought it was funny that I was their aunt but I was only two and four years older than the boys. When I was seven years old, I remember riding on the back of his four-wheeler and visiting him at his work. At that time, he was a photographer and took pictures at crime scenes. He loved to collect things. He collected stamps, coins, Zippo lighters and pipes. He was generous yet private. He was kind yet strong-opinioned. He was shy, intelligent, had a great sense of humor and loved jokes and riddles. Once when I was in college, he sent me a huge box of Girl Scout cookies. It was a massive box with at least four different types of cookies and five boxes of each cookie! I was delighted and I can imagine he made some little girl a very happy Girl Scout!
Carol Breedlove
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Kevin Lockhart posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Richard was a giving person. He was always sending things to people. One time he sent me a case of black olives and a case of sweet potatoes. It took me a week to realize why. Another time he fedexed a slab oc Carsons Ribs from Chicago. I am still wondering why. I think he did things for the affect. He liked to freak people out. I also heard stories of how he would buy a dozen of something and anonymously put them on peoples' doorsteps. He was also known for buying a load of hamburgers and giving them out to the homeless. He loved to joke around with everyone. He would make up words for things and it was hard to catch what he meant sometimes. To me, he was not only a brother but a friend. We talked almost every day. Richard was awesome and will be very missed.
Kevin Lockhart
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Kevin Lockhart posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Richard Allen Lockhart was born to Richard Earl Lockhart and Barbara Ann Wheeling on 18 October 1947. Richard served in the U.S. Marines. While serving, his helicopter was shot down. He was a disabled veteran and well-respected by his peers and family. He will be missed by all who knew him. Richard was known for his wonderful antics and his giving nature. Many stories have been told over the years of things he would do to surprise his friends and family.
Richard we Salute You.....
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Carol Breedlove and Martin Pauly lit a candle
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Rest in peace, brother, and enjoy your freedom!
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Marilis Dettmann, Your Sister posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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