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Richard Hugh Neal

Posted 2017-08-27 by Judy Wight Branson
The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Sunday, August 20, 2017, pages 6a/7a

Richard H. Neal, 79, of Prescott, Arizona, passed away on Saturday,
Aug. 5, 2017, at Marley House Hospice in Prescott. Richard, known as
Dick, was born Aug. 29, 1937, in Dayton, Ohio, to Wade and Sadie
Neal.

Dick was dad to Kim and big brother to John, who both preceded him
in death. Dick attended Ohio University, and returned to the Dayton
area where he married and had his daughter. He once served as Mayor
of Union, Ohio. He began working for Xerox Corporation in Dayton and
eventually moved to Xerox headquarters in Connecticut where he
became Director of Operations for the Caribbean & Central America.

Later in life Dick married Betty Johnson, a high school friend, and
they made their home in Prescott after Dick retired from Xerox. Dick
became a real estate broker in Prescott. He was an avid and
excellent golfer throughout his life.

He is survived by his sister-in-law, Rosemarie Neal; niece, Kristina
Neal of Washington, D.C.; nephews, Aaron, Jared, and Jason Neal of
Utah; good friends, Brian Hussey, Tom Thurman, and Ron Smith, as
well as other friends and acquaintances. No services are planned.

Information provided by survivors.




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