Richard R. "Dick" Duff Obituary (1939 - 2017)

Richard R. "Dick" Duff, 78, of Bloomington, passed away at 9:35 p.m., Monday, March 6, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.The Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard will provide military honors 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home; visitation will follow until 7:00 p.m..Memorials may be directed to Disabled American Veterans.Dick was born February 7, 1939 in Gary, Indiana, the son of Rex Xavier and Josephine Oakman Duff. He married Rose M. Godsey on September 22, 2001 in Bloomington. She survives.Also surviving are his sister, Suellen (Ronald) Randolph of Bloomington; four children, Mike (Sarah) Cavinder of Saybrook, John (Kristin) Cavinder of Colfax, Tim (Heather) Cavinder of Bloomington and Bryan (Lynette) Cavinder of Normal; and eight grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, David E. Duff and two sisters, Jo Deane Taylo and Mary Danison.Dick graduated from Clinton High School and then enlisted in the US Marine Corps, serving from 1956-1960. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University, where he played football all four years.After college he spent over 20 years in advertising in Decatur and moved to Bloomington in 1987, beginning his career with Dennison Ford. He truly enjoyed sales and working with the public. He looked forward each and every day, believing he could make new friends by helping them in a straight forward way.Dick loved Frank Sinatra, the Chicago Cubs, but most of all, his grandkids.