Richard Dorr Faulkner

Male 1921 - 2010  (88 years)


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  • Name Richard Dorr Faulkner 
    Birth 5 Apr 1921  North Bay, Oneida Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Feb 2010  Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Richard Dale Faulkner Sr., 88, of Lancaster, Pa. passed away peacefully on Feb. 11, 2010 with his family by his side. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
      Dick was born in North Bay, N.Y. on April 5, 1921 and grew up in Bellerose. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1939 and Alfred University with a B.S. in ceramic engineering in 1944. He was a member of Keramos, the national ceramic engineering honor society.
      Dick was employed by RCA Corporation for 43 years as a product development engineer in the Design and Development Lab in Lancaster, Pa. While working at RCA, he contributed to the US military effort during World War II by improving the production of radar kinescopes for the US Navy and making other technical contributions.
      He was awarded over 30 U.S. patents during his career. In the 1950s, he was on the team that developed color picture tubes for television. He contributed to the development of new equipment for photographing the lunar surface during NASA?s missions to the moon in the mid-1960s. Other technical innovations included developing photomultiplier tubes used in night vision equipment and medical imaging technology.
      An avid amateur photographer, he won a national photography contest in the 1940s and later joined the Lancaster Camera Club. He was an adult volunteer for the Lancaster-area Boy Scout Council.
      Faulkner had been a member of Masonic Lodge No. 44 in Hornell and attended First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, Pa.
      He was a long-time member of the Pa. Guild of Craftsmen. He served as president of the Conestoga Valley Chapter and was on the state guild's board of directors. He was instrumental in relocating the Pa. guild's craft show to Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster.
      Dick and his son, Rick Faulkner, founded the Long's Park Art and Craft Show in Lancaster, Pa. in 1979. With support from his family, he built the show from the ground up, and was the director of the show for 15 years, through 1994. The show has been ranked as one of the top art and craft shows in the country for many years. In his retirement years he worked with son Rick at Barrick Design creating wonderful handcrafted candles.
      He was preceded in death by his father, Guy Dorr Faulkner; his mother, Leona Ellis Faulkner; and his brother, Donald Dorr Faulkner, Sr.
      He is survived by Marion L. Faulkner, his loving wife of 63 years, formerly of Hornell, and currently of Lancaster, Pa.; his daughter, Barbara L. Faulkner of Houston, Texas; his son, Richard D. Faulkner, Jr., and wife Margrethe A. Faulkner of Pequea, Pa.; his grand-daughters, Erika A. and Katrina E. Faulkner; and nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and grandnieces.
      A funeral service was held in Dick's memory on Feb. 20, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pa. A private burial will be held in the Rogersville Forest Lawn Cemetery, South Dansville. Donations in memory of Richard D. Faulkner, Sr. may be made to Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802-1232; or the charity of the donor?s choice.
    Person ID I35771  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Guy Dorr Faulkner,   b. 5 Oct 1887, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1935, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Leona Pearl Ellis,   b. 18 Sep 1892, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1980, North Hornell, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F12967  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Apr 1921 - North Bay, Oneida Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Feb 2010 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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