Richard Lewis Jr.

Richard Lewis, Jr. age 94 of Powell, Ohio. Went to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, December 2nd at his home in Powell, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his wife, of 71 years, June P. Lewis. Richard Lewis, Jr. was born on October 22nd, 1929 in Montgomery, Alabama, and was the only child of the late Jessie Mae and Richard Lewis, Sr. Richard graduated from Alabama State University and obtained his Master’s Degree from the University of Chicago. He also was a lifelong member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity for over 65 years and active in the Columbus, OH. Chapter. Richard joined the Army as a paratrooper and was a member of the 82nd Airborne during the Korean War conflict. After losing his whole platoon during a military exercise and being the lone survivor, he spent 6 months in a German hospital recuperating from many injuries suffered. Richard and his family of 5 moved from Montgomery to Rochester, New York in 1962 where he worked as a Physical Therapist at the VA hospital in Canandaigua, N.Y. After obtaining a Real Estate degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Richard started a property management, Real Estate company, becoming the first and only black-owned property management company in the city of Rochester. He decided to branch out and opened offices in Dallas, Plano Texas and Columbus Ohio. During his many years, he was awarded and celebrated for his dedication to humanity. Richard leaves to cherish his memories, his daughters Sheila (Dublin, OH.), Jessica (Patti) Irving (Warren, Dublin, OH.), his son Richard III (Sheila, Hilliard, OH.); grandchildren, Bianca Andrea Irving, Warren Irving III, Richard Lewis IV, Preston Lewis and Jason McCraney plus a host of nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Rutherford Funeral Home at Powell, 450 West Olentangy Street, Powell, Ohio 43065. Jessica is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Celebration Of Richard Lewis Jr.'s Life Time: Dec 16, 2023, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81624996459?pwd=JtDsbxaYhJFAnxtHaadUj6z6mNeAI0.1 Meeting ID: 816 2499 6459 Passcode: 262233

Richard Lewis Jr.

October 22, 1929 - December 2, 2023