Richard Joseph Ballard (90) died peacefully at home in Apopka, Florida. Richard was born in Providence, Rhode Island and lived there until he joined the Navy at the age of 17. He served on the USS LCI (L) 402, from 1943 until Honorably Discharged in 1946 as a Signalman Second Class. With the aid of the GI Bill he graduated from the University of Maryland (Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity) and also attended Washington College of Law of the American University (Phi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society).
Richard started working in the State Department in Senior Foreign Service (SFS) in 1967. He served in; Caracas, Venezuela, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jakarta, Indonesia and Bonn, Germany until retiring in 1985, embracing the people and cultures of the countries he lived in. From 1989 to 2016 he lived in Florida.
He was an avid reader, loved cooking and preparing dinners for entertaining guests. His favorite activity was gatherings with family and friends which he orchestrated with great care and love.
Richard started working in the State Department in Senior Foreign Service (SFS) in 1967. He served in; Caracas, Venezuela, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jakarta, Indonesia and Bonn, Germany until retiring in 1985, embracing the people and cultures of the countries he lived in. From 1989 to 2016 he lived in Florida.
He was an avid reader, loved cooking and preparing dinners for entertaining guests. His favorite activity was gatherings with family and friends which he orchestrated with great care and love.
Richard Joseph Ballard (90) died peacefully at home in Apopka, Florida. Richard was born in Providence, Rhode Island and lived there until he joined the Navy at the age of 17. He served on the USS LCI (L) 402, from 1943 until Honorably Discharged in 1946 as a Signalman Second Class. With the aid of the GI Bill he graduated from the University of Maryland (Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity) and also attended Washington College of Law of the American University (Phi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society).
Richard started working in the State Department in Senior Foreign Service (SFS) in 1967. He served in; Caracas, Venezuela, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jakarta, Indonesia and Bonn, Germany until retiring in 1985, embracing the people and cultures of the countries he lived in. From 1989 to 2016 he lived in Florida.
He was an avid reader, loved cooking and preparing dinners for entertaining guests. His favorite activity was gatherings with family and friends which he orchestrated with great care and love.
Richard started working in the State Department in Senior Foreign Service (SFS) in 1967. He served in; Caracas, Venezuela, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jakarta, Indonesia and Bonn, Germany until retiring in 1985, embracing the people and cultures of the countries he lived in. From 1989 to 2016 he lived in Florida.
He was an avid reader, loved cooking and preparing dinners for entertaining guests. His favorite activity was gatherings with family and friends which he orchestrated with great care and love.
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