DeWitt, James Richard

James R. ( Dick) Dewitt, 98, formally of Pulaski, passed away on Sunday , May 21, 2017, peacefully with his daughter and caregiver by his side. He was born September 5, 1918 in Delaware New Jersey and graduated from Belvidere High School in Belvidere, New Jersey class of 1937. He moved to Pulaski in 1941 looking for a job at Radford Army Ammunition Plant. He was preceded in death by his parents James Howard and Margaret White DeWitt and a sister, Francis Mann. Waiting to greet him with her arms wide open was his wife, Rosalee who he was married to for 66 years. Dick is survived by his daughter Suellen, whom he lived with for the past 15 years in Richmond. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Dick was proud to be a United States Marine veteran, having served in WWII and as a reservist for eight years. He was stationed on Midway Island with the Marine Fighter Squadron 333 based out of Cherry Point, NC. He retired from the US Postal Service in Pulaski after 33 years of service, initially working as a railway postal clerk on the Washington DC to Charlotte run. He was a 60 year member of Pythagoras Lodge # 239 Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, and was a member of Thornspring United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 26 from noon until his service time at 2 P.M. at Thornspring United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at the Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin. Memorial contributions may be made to the Thornspring United Methodist Church, 5670 Thornspring Church Rd, Dublin, VA 24084.