Richard Paul Herter

Richard Paul
Herter
Richard Paul Herter,
age 53, passed away in
great peace and comfort on
Sunday, June 14th, 2015,
following a courageous
battle with cancer.
He was born on January
29, 1962 in Rome, NY.
Having a heart condition in
his youngest days, his
family moved to Phoenix,
AZ to a warmer and drier
climate for one year before
returning to Central New
York in 1965. He lived
there until he permanently
relocated to Winchester,
VA, in 2002.
He graduated from
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill
Central School in 1980 and
from Syracuse University
in 1984 with a degree in
Accounting. He worked at
Agway for many years and
at several jobs in Northern
Virginia before finding a
job he truly enjoyed with
the management and staff
at Prison Fellowship
Ministries in Lansdowne, VA.
An avid reader and lover
of American history,
Richard was particularly
fond of the Civil War and
World War II, and gained
an uncanny ability to recall
major military figures,
strategies, battles and
campaigns from memory.
He also had a fondness for
the quiet and solitude of
family vacations at natural
beaches and lakes, and a
love of camels and moose.
He was predeceased by
his beloved grandmother,
Matilda Vanderhoof, in
2005. He is survived by his
parents: Albert Herter of
Yellow Spring, WV, and
Rita Herter of Winchester,
VA; sisters: Paula (Paul) of
Clear Spring, MD and
Karen of El Dorado Hills,
CA; brothers: Gregory, of
Covington, VA, Douglas of
Syracuse, NY, Matthew
(Kathy) of Winchester, VA,
Timothy (Carol) of Mebane,
NC, and Daniel (Sarah) of
Utica, NY.
Richard is also survived
by 30 nieces and nephews,
and confirmed in his later
days what those who knew
and loved him so well knew
to be true: he loved to hear
the words “Uncle Rick”
more than any others.
The family will receive
visitors at 9 a.m. immediately
preceding the Mass of
Christian Burial celebrating
Richard’s life at 10 a.m.
Both services will be held
at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church at 1717 Amherst
Street, Winchester.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made in
his memory to the Prison
Fellowship Ministry at
44180 Riverside Parkway,
Lansdowne, VA 20176, or
the Diocese of Arlington
Seminarian Development
Fund, 200 N. Glebe Road,
Suite 811, Arlington, VA
22203.
Please view obituary
and tribute wall at www.
ompsfuneralhome.com.

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