Richard Orion Upole Jr., surrounded by family, left us to be with the Lord and our loved ones that have gone before us. His life's journey started in Columbus Ohio July 30th, 1936, and ended in Columbus Ohio August 16th, 2024, at the age of 88, but its how he lived that really shaped who we are and what we will always remember and love.
Early in life, he spent much of his time tending to Grampa Kozsuch's farm in St Clairsville, Ohio, where he learned the value of hard work. After graduating from Kent State with a Geology degree, he went on to start a family and instill in his children the joys of Christianity, music, gardening and the outdoors. Many summers were spent hiking and exploring, seeing many of America's attractions along the way.
He believed in strong neighborly connections as was the case on Atwater Rd in Madison, Ohio. Everyone knew each other, supported each other, and had each other's best interest in mind, even during the friendly-fire shooting of bottle rockets across

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