Individual Details
Richard Alan "Dick" FURR
(2 Apr 1954 - 1 Jul 1999)
RICHARD "Dick" A. FURR
Born: 04-02-1954
Died: 07-01-1999
Richard is a Vietnam and Persian Gulf Veteran.
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps.
Rank: SSGT
Veteran Service Start Date: 13 Dec 1972
Veteran Service End Date: 31 Dec 1992
Interment Date: 13 Jul 1999
Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Buried At: Section 18F Site 679
Dick was on the 1969 MHS freshman football A-team, wearing jersey # 22. He also was on the MHS-JV football team during his junior year. Dick was a 20 year Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Richard's brothers are: James "Jim" Furr, MHS; 1976, & Michael "Mike" Furr, MHS; 1978.
Born: 04-02-1954
Died: 07-01-1999
Richard is a Vietnam and Persian Gulf Veteran.
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps.
Rank: SSGT
Veteran Service Start Date: 13 Dec 1972
Veteran Service End Date: 31 Dec 1992
Interment Date: 13 Jul 1999
Cemetery: National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Buried At: Section 18F Site 679
Dick was on the 1969 MHS freshman football A-team, wearing jersey # 22. He also was on the MHS-JV football team during his junior year. Dick was a 20 year Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Richard's brothers are: James "Jim" Furr, MHS; 1976, & Michael "Mike" Furr, MHS; 1978.
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 1954 | Dayton, Columbia County, WA | |||
| Marriage | 26 Jun 1975 | Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines - Living |  | ||
| Death | 1 Jul 1999 | Scottsdale, Maricopa County, AZ |  | | |
| Burial | National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ | | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Living |
| Mother | Shirley Jane EWING (1935 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Death
Richard Alan Furr, 45, of Scottsdale, a paralegal, died July 1, 1999. He was born in Dayton, Wash., and was a Marine Corps veteran. He also was a member of the AmVets. Survivors include his parents, Shirley and Al; sister, Kathleen: and brothers, James and Michael. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Hansen Chapel, 8314 N. Seventh St., Phoenix. Contributions: American Heart Association, 2929 S. 48th St., Tempe, AZ85282-3145.Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, July 3, 1999
Burial
US Marine Corps, SSGT, Res: Phoenix, AZ, Plot: 18F 0 679, bur. 07/13/1999Endnotes
1. "Philippines Marriages, 1723-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CMK6-FWZM : 12 February 2020).
2. The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, July 3, 1999.
3. findagrave.com.
4. National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona http://www.interment.net/data/us/az/maricopa/national/arizona%5Ffotfy. htm.