Worked 27 years at SAC as a power plant engineer. Married high school sweetheart, Clotilde, after enlisting in U.S. Navy following Pearl Harbor in 1942. Served in the Navy, Seabees, in South Pacific, island hopping from New Guinea to Guam until wars end. Preceded in death by wife Clotilde, son Jerome J., and sister Margaret Survived by children Dr. Thomas C., Richard W. Jr., James P., Dr. Mary R., Jeffrey C., Dr. Shawn M., and Dr. Jeanne C. 15 grandchildren 1 great-grandchild brothers Robert and James Military honors by the American Legion - Papillion.