Dick was born May 30, 1929, in Davenport, Iowa, the third of six children of F.D. "Bud" Maher and Jane Lane Maher. After graduation from Immaculate Conception High School in Cedar Rapids, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving six years as a drill instructor and head of the military police at Lackland Air Force Base and in the Philippines during the Korean conflict. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa.
Dick began his long career with telephones at General Telephone of Illinois. Dick was promoted to GTE headquarters in 1970 and the family moved to Fairfield, Conn. He retired from GTE as director of Capital Recovery.
Dick was a good and loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and community member who never had a bad word to say about anyone.
He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Denis, John and William.
Dick began his long career with telephones at General Telephone of Illinois. Dick was promoted to GTE headquarters in 1970 and the family moved to Fairfield, Conn. He retired from GTE as director of Capital Recovery.
Dick was a good and loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and community member who never had a bad word to say about anyone.
He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Denis, John and William.
Dick was born May 30, 1929, in Davenport, Iowa, the third of six children of F.D. "Bud" Maher and Jane Lane Maher. After graduation from Immaculate Conception High School in Cedar Rapids, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving six years as a drill instructor and head of the military police at Lackland Air Force Base and in the Philippines during the Korean conflict. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa.
Dick began his long career with telephones at General Telephone of Illinois. Dick was promoted to GTE headquarters in 1970 and the family moved to Fairfield, Conn. He retired from GTE as director of Capital Recovery.
Dick was a good and loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and community member who never had a bad word to say about anyone.
He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Denis, John and William.
Dick began his long career with telephones at General Telephone of Illinois. Dick was promoted to GTE headquarters in 1970 and the family moved to Fairfield, Conn. He retired from GTE as director of Capital Recovery.
Dick was a good and loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and community member who never had a bad word to say about anyone.
He was predeceased by his parents and his brothers, Denis, John and William.
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