Richard A. Swallow
June 18, 1943 ~ March 5, 2020
Richard A. Swallow, age 76, of Madison, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born June 18, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio to Mary (Priebe) and Wilbert J. Swallow. He married Johanna Turkenburg at Central Congregational Church in Madison on October 7, 1967.
Richard attended Madison High School and was a graduate of Lakeland Community College. He worked for many years as an Accountant and retired from NASPL in Concord. He attended Unionville United Church and was active in the Madison Garden Club and the Madison Food Bank. Richard enjoyed couples line dancing, painting with watercolors and oils, and reading. He also loved the outdoors and his time spent boating and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Johanna; sons, Steven (Renѐe) Swallow, Jeffrey (Penny) Swallow and Kevin Swallow; grandchildren, Thomas (Samantha), Zackary (Michelle), Haley, Connor, Blake, Ethan, Cheyenne, Emma, Breaunna, Gabriel, and Ariaunnah; 6 great-grandchildren; and sister, Eileen (Carl) Brockway. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Wilbert Swallow; granddaughter, Katelyn Swallow; brother, Donald Swallow; nephews, Christopher Sherer, and Brian Swallow.
Friends will be received from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Behm Family Funeral Home, 26 River St. in Madison with a Service to begin at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Aaron Drews of Unionville United Church will officiate. Final Resting Place will be Madison Memorial Cemetery.
Online obituary and condolences may be viewed at www.behmfuneral.com
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Dad Thank you for always being my rock and for loving mom and us kids and grandkids and great grandkids unconditionally you were one of a kind….. I love you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ …..
Good bye old friend. Many years have passed since we first knew each other You will be remembered. Rest in peace. Richard Joiner
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MY BEST MAN RICH The guy I first met about 35 years ago: When I was first introduced to Rich and Johanna, by Diane, I never had a clue that it would ever develop into the friendship that it did. Who would have known that two guys with different personalities and interest, would ever bond together like we did? Rich liked singing in the choir, baking cakes and doing the gardening stuff, and I liked my sports, riding motorcycles and SCUBA diving. As time passed, we slowly came together with the things we had in common, things that were lurking in the shadows: The country line and couples pattern dancing; the endless wineries that needed to be discovered; the parties (New Year Eve, birthdays and clambakes); dinning out at the countless restaurants all over town and the countryside; the movie; the plays at Rabbit Run; the card and board games we played on the in climate weather weekends, and the vacation trips to Myrtle Beach were just a few of the things that molded our friendship over all those years. I would love to tell all the stories of the fun times we shared, but it would be boring for most everyone; instead I will reflect on those fond memories in my head and heart, during my quite times, and I will cherish those memories of the man that was my best man…….twice! I recall back in 1998, after Rich stood up for me as Best Man for the second time, and shaking his finger at me, he warned me that this was going to be the last time he would do this BEST MAN THING for me, and vowed he wasn’t going to do it for the third time……. Personally, I think he took a radical measure to avoid carrying out at threat. Rich, I LOVE YOU! Always your friend, Ron Danna
My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. It was always a pleasure taking care of you and Mrs. at the pharmacy. You guys always knew how to put a smile on my face. Heaven gained a special angel. Thank you Richard for your many laughs. You truly will be missed.