Dick Wynn

Dick Wynn 1926 - 2013 Dick Wynn, 87, a long-time resident of Napa, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013 at the Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa. Dick was born May 6, 1926 in Fulton, Missouri, the son of the late Daniel Webster and Cordelia Thomas Wynn. He served with distinction as a paratrooper in the United States Army during World War II and remained in the reserves after returning home to Richmond, Calif. He found work first with the Standard Oil Company and later served as an officer with the Richmond Police Dept. for three years. In Richmond, Dick met and three years later married Catherine Anna Rasmussen. He continued his work in law enforcement, becoming an officer with the California Highway Patrol. He served first in Solano County and later became the first motorcycle patrolman in the Napa areamoving his family here in 1957. As a Green Beret, Dick was recalled and sent to Viet Nam as an advisor in the early 1960's. Returning home again, he continued his work with the CHP assigned to Burbank and later an area near Oakland. After sustaining injuries in a highway crash, Dick eventually retired after 21 years of service. Never one to sit idle, Dick worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for Stucco Stone in Napa and began taking flight instruction to obtain his pilot's license. He restored and repainted his prized Cesna and volunteered with the Napa County Sheriff's Office Aero Squadron as a spotter for the area. In 1986, Dick officially retired a Sergeant Major from the U.S. Army after 43 years combined active and reserve service. Dick is remembered by his family as a man with remarkable skill and stamina. He was a gifted carpenter and built three homes himselfincluding the electrical, plumbing, and finish work. He used his talents often to help othersif someone needed a helping hand, there was Dick willing to tackle tasks declined by younger men. Dick's daughter Karen remembers her father as "tough, strong, and always doing something for somebody else." She recalls "He was awesome!" Dick was preceded in death by his daughter, Linda Ann Wynn, and brother Daniel Thomas Wynn. He is survived by his loving wife Catherine "Kay" Wynn; daughter Karen Whittington and her husband Richard; son Edward Wynn and his wife Joyce; his sister Margaret Kamb, and her husband Ron; and Daniel's wife Joan Wynn. Also surviving are grandchildren: Katy Whittington and her children Jeremy and Lily; Adam Whittington; Daniel Wynn, his wife Shelley, and their daughter Madison; Michael Wynn, his wife Karen, and their son Jordan; James Wynn, his wife Staci, and their children Mathew and Tyson Wynn, and Alyssa, Jenna, and Vince O'Kelley; and Holly Moore, her husband Jeff, and their daughter Jema; and former daughter-in-law Marlene Wynn. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tues., Oct. 15, at Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel in Napa with Chaplain Lee Shaw officiating. Private committal with military honors will be in Tulocay Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Dick had been a resident of the California Veterans Home in Yountville for the last two years and the family would be grateful if contributions were made in his memory to the Veterans Home, Attn.: Gwen Robinson, 105 California Dr., Yountville, CA 94599.

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Dick Wynn

May 6, 1926 - October 8, 2013