Richard Lloyd 'Dick' Tillman
October 20, 2020 at 9:15 p.m.
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He was born on Nov. 27, 1936, in Elkhart, to Lloyd E. and Josephine Butler Tillman.
He was married on July 29, 1961, in Elkhart, to Linda J. Lowe, who died Feb. 28, 2017.
He retired in 1979 from the United States Air Force after 21 years of service. In 1981, he was appointed the executive director of the International J/24 Class Association. While in the Air Force, Dick was commodore of the International Snipe Class Association and director of the National Governing Body of Sailing.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw. A celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Goshen Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 723, Goshen, IN; or Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, P.O. Box 548, Syracuse, IN 46567.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Dick Tillman, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
He was born on Nov. 27, 1936, in Elkhart, to Lloyd E. and Josephine Butler Tillman.
He was married on July 29, 1961, in Elkhart, to Linda J. Lowe, who died Feb. 28, 2017.
He retired in 1979 from the United States Air Force after 21 years of service. In 1981, he was appointed the executive director of the International J/24 Class Association. While in the Air Force, Dick was commodore of the International Snipe Class Association and director of the National Governing Body of Sailing.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw. A celebration of life will take place at a later date.
Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Goshen Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 723, Goshen, IN; or Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, P.O. Box 548, Syracuse, IN 46567.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Dick Tillman, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
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