This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: SEPANIK, MILLINGTON, SHEPARD, DANIELS, ERIKSEN, QUICK, BRUCE, SABIN, BUNETTA, SZCZEPANIK Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22707/mb.ashx Message Board Post: SEPANIK, Richard Louis Of Kalamazoo Passed away peacefully at home, while under the loving care of his family on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. He was born November 29, 1948 in Detroit, the son of Louis Edward and Eleanor Marie (Millington) Sepanik. Rick proudly served in the United States Army for three years, including assignment to South Viet Nam and West Germany. Following active duty with the Corps of Engineers, he served eight years in the reserves, including the National Guard and the Rangers. In 1985, Rick married the former Louise Shepard, joyously adding her daughters, Andrea and Cheryl to his life and thereafter loving and caring for them, considering them his own. He was employed by the State of Michigan in the MDOT for 18 years, followed by 13 years of over-the-road trucking. Rick loved his Lord, family, people, nature, meteorology, history, traveling and trains. In addition to his wife, Louise, Rick is survived by his daughters, Andrea (Derick) Daniels of Kalamazoo and Cheryl Eriksen of Paris, KY; gra! nddaughters, Rachael Quick and Lydia Daniels of Kalamazoo; a sister, Shelley Sepanik of Farmington Hills. MI; two half-sisters, Barbara (Daniel) Bruce of Belleville, MI and Bernadette (Roy) Sabin of Westland, MI; an aunt and uncles, Lorraine and Anthony Bunetta of Easley, SC and Raymond Szczepanik of Warren, MI; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM Monday at the Westwood United Methodist Church, 538 Nichols Road with Rev. Dr. Wayne Price, officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park, North. The family will receive friends at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St. on Sunday from 2-4. Memorials may be directed to the Kalamazoo or Michigan Humane Societies, the Salvation Army, Westwood United Methodist Church Love Fund, or the Borgess VNA and Hospice. www.langelands.com 269-343-1508 Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 4/25/2008. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.