Richard Phillip Batewell
March 7, 1947 — February 12, 2022
RICHARD PHILLIP BATEWELL
Richard “Richie” Batewell, 74, of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022.
Born March 7, 1947, in Queens, New York, Richie served in the U.S. Navy before moving to Florida, where he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a Letter Carrier for 32 years. In September 1979, he married Barbara Smith, and together they raised 4 daughters. Despite their divorce, they remained close friends, and lived together again from 2014 until his passing.
He was a lifelong Yankees/Mets fan who collected model trains, and loved Corvettes – after his retirement, he bought his own “atomic orange” dream Corvette convertible.
Richard will be lovingly remembered by his ex-wife, Barbara, his daughter Kerri and her husband Christopher, his daughter Erin and her fiancé, his daughter Liisa and her cats Pickle and Olive, his daughter Katie, her husband Michael, and their son Oliver.
Friends will be received Friday, February 18, 2022 from 12 Noon until Service time at 2:00 PM at Scobee-Combs-Bowden Funeral Home, 599 N.E. 15th Ave., Boynton Beach.
The Committal Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida. (Lane #3)
Richard “Richie” Batewell, 74, of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022.
Born March 7, 1947, in Queens, New York, Richie served in the U.S. Navy before moving to Florida, where he worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a Letter Carrier for 32 years. In September 1979, he married Barbara Smith, and together they raised 4 daughters. Despite their divorce, they remained close friends, and lived together again from 2014 until his passing.
He was a lifelong Yankees/Mets fan who collected model trains, and loved Corvettes – after his retirement, he bought his own “atomic orange” dream Corvette convertible.
Richard will be lovingly remembered by his ex-wife, Barbara, his daughter Kerri and her husband Christopher, his daughter Erin and her fiancé, his daughter Liisa and her cats Pickle and Olive, his daughter Katie, her husband Michael, and their son Oliver.
Friends will be received Friday, February 18, 2022 from 12 Noon until Service time at 2:00 PM at Scobee-Combs-Bowden Funeral Home, 599 N.E. 15th Ave., Boynton Beach.
The Committal Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida. (Lane #3)
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