Richard D. Colvin ( Dick )

Richard D. Colvin ( Dick ) Born on January 6, 1931 in the Bronx, New York to Allen D. and Gladys Colvin. Passed Away May 6, 2019 Prescott Valley, Arizona Graduated from Evander Childs High School in 1948 Received B.S. in Business Administration at Rutgers University Did 2 years toward Masters ‘ Degree at Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Served in U.S. Navy from June 1, 1951 through May 1957 and discharged as Aviation Guided Missleman 1st class. Married Florence P Barker on June 28, 1960. Pre-deceased by Florence on November 3, 2007, and Dick’s brother, Donald in 2017. Married Marycatherine Young on Oct. 19, 2008. Following his discharge from the Navy, he worked for a number of companies, but the height of his career was when he worked at General Electric Management Development Institute, Crotonville, NY 1972-1984, where he created and managed the GE Foreman/ Supervisor Program. This program involved developing and conducting workshops for foremen and first line supervisors at the Institute, around the country and in many other countries where GE had facilities. In addition to these workshops he also conducted workshops for first line managers and trained trainers for FSP and for the Kempner Trego Problem Solving and Decision Making Course. From 1984-1988 he had his own business, “ The Learning Experience”, where he subcontracted with several organizations to provide management training courses for leadership and materials, most notably, “The Course Leader’s Cookbook”, which outlined how trainers could create learning experiences, as opposed to just teaching. From 1988-1990 he was with the Management Training Dept. at the Traveler’s Insurance Co. in Hartford, CT. He retired in Sept. 1990 and moved to Prescott, AZ. His memberships included Mensa, the Masons, where he was past Master of Yorktown lodge #1154, Yorktown Heights, NY; the York Rite (Royal Arch, Council & Knights Templar); the Scottish Rite; And, the Royal Order of Scotland. Also he joined the Prescott Elks Lodge #330 in 1991 where he became Exalted Ruler in 1997-98. He also produced the monthly bulletin, “ The Elks Tales”, for many years. He is survived by his wife, Marycatherine Colvin, his Son-in-Law, Thomas Mandell, Grandson-in-Law, Thomas Mandell, Jr., and three nephews. The Memorial service will be Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. At the Elks Lodge #330 6245 E. 2nd Street Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314 Funeral arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home

Richard D. Colvin ( Dick )

January 6, 1931 - May 6, 2019