Richard Pickens - Obituary

ichard "Rich" Dee Pickens, a 30 year resident of Crofton and previously of Amherst, NH, died at this home on November 7, 2013 of bladder cancer after a 2 year illness. He was 79. Born December 29, 1933 in Clarksburg, WV, he graduated from Marshall University in Huntington, WV. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1952-55. Rich was employed as a Private Investigator in Washington, DC and a Manufacturer's Representative in Boston, MA. Richard was a Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Booster and enjoyed sailing (sailing the entire Intracoastal Waterway and back via the Atlantic Ocean), reading, the stock market, auto racing, Washington Redskins football and St. Louis Cardinals baseball. He was preceded in death by a son, Richard Pickens, II; and his parents, Fannie M. and Eustace H. Pickens. Richard is survived by his wife, Babette B. Pickens, whom he married on September 1, 1961; one son, Robert Scott Pickens of Crofton; two brothers, Roger L. Pickens of Annapolis and Neil Pickens of Northeast; and a sister, Sharon Herron of Kitty Hawk, NC. Friends are invited to Rich's Life Celebration on Tuesday, November 12 from 6 to 8pm at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Attn: Membership Department, 6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403 or online at www.CBF.org.