Richard Edward Driscoll

Richard Edward Driscoll, Sr. died Friday the 15th day of May 2020. Mass of Christian Burial: 10 am Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at St. Stephen Catholic Chapel, 211 South Main St., Weatherford 76086. Private Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Richard was the second child of Neil Joseph Driscoll, Sr. and Gladys H. (Hilan) Driscoll. He was born on 24 November 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. Richard received his primary and secondary education in Chicago and was graduated from St. Rita High School in that city. Their first son, Neil Joseph Jr. predeceased Richard. Richard served in the United States Navy Reserve during World War II and was honorably discharged from that service in May 1946. He was a member of the Naval Reserve for several years. Richard was graduated from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, Missouri in May 1949 as a Chemical Engineer. He was employed professionally as a Chemical Engineer from the time of his graduation to the time of his retirement in November 1988. At that time, he entered into the Consulting Chemical Engineering business. Richard is the holder of 16 United States Patents. He worked in the field of carbon black for a period of about 30 years and spent time in Japan, Indonesia, China, Germany and India. Richard married Mary Maloney Devers on 27 January 1951 at Holy Rosary Church in Houston, Texas. Mary is the daughter of Bernard James Devers and Ida Mae Brown Devers. Mary and Richard are the parents of five living children, Richard Edward, Jr., Houston, TX, Mary Teresa Driscoll of Albuquerque, NM, Timothy Gerard and wife, Denise Ketcham Driscoll, of Burlington, WI, Shaun Damien and wife, Shawn E. Gour, of Denver, CO, and Erin Patricia Foust and husband, Robert E. Foust, of Fort Worth, TX. He is the grandfather of Andrew T. Watts, Neil Edward Driscoll, and David Terrel Driscoll. His wife, Mary, died on July 28, 2005 in Weatherford TX. Services are in care of White’s Funeral Home, Weatherford.