Obituary for Richard Lynn Hanks
RICHARD L. HANKS
DAYTON- Richard L. Hanks, 41, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 27, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ. Richard Lynn Hanks was born on May 17, 1968 in Livingston, Texas to George and Caren (Graves) Hanks. To know Richard was to love him. He was fun, always happy, on the go, loved life, was a good pool player, was the one who cheered everyone else up, liked bragging about his good looks, had fun singing karaoke and being the life of the party. Richard was an outdoorsman who absolutely loved to hunt and fish and was a member of the North American Hunter’s Association and the North American Fisherman’s Association. He liked football and was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan. A trusted and valuable employee of both Overland, and most recently, USA Marble Liquidators, Richard enjoyed his work for both companies the past 20 years.
Preceding him in death were his parents.
Left behind to cherish his memory are his brother, Thomas Dewayne Hanks of Cleveland, TX, sister, Kimberly Ann Taylor and husband, Dan of Henderson, NV, brother, George Wesley Hanks and sister, Mitzi Cassandra Johnson, both of Dayton, TX, and step-sister, Katy Faye Hanks of Bryan, TX; and 13 nieces and nephews.
Visitation with family and friends will be six to eight o’clock Friday evening, March 5, at Sterling Funeral Home, 602 N. Main, Dayton, TX 77535, (936)258-2678. A celebration of Richard’s life will be two o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, March 6, at Sterling Funeral Home with Wayne Johnson officiating.
Pallbearers will be Chris Cole, Raymond Lee, Scooter Moffett, Nick Bernard, Evan Hooker, Brian Johnson, Bobby Davis and Tommy Hanks. Condolences for Richard’s family may be left online at www.sterlingfuneralhome.com.
