Schwartz, Richard N. 'Rick'

1931 - 2000  (68 years)

• Name	Schwartz, Richard N. 'Rick'
  Birth	18 Jul 1931	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 24, page 12b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	SCHW.R003
  Death	16 Apr 2000	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas   [1, 2, 4]
  	Cause: Cancer
  	died at his home.
  Funeral	20 Apr 2000	Randolph Air Base, Chapel #1, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas   [1]
  	Funeral services were held at the chapel of Randolph Air Base.
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Air Force  [2]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Officer Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force  [1, 2]
  	Per Sue Schwartz Kralovec: "spent 20 years in Air Force Personnel."
  		Flag of the United States, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		Lieutenant Colonel, United States Armed Forces United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force
  		Lieutenant Colonel, United States United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force
  		United States Air Force Officer Rank Insignia
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Vietnam
  Burial	20 Apr 2000	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Schwartz, Richard N.
  Person ID	I13228	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Schwartz, Neal,   b. 10 Apr 1907, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Jan 1983, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hunley, D. Madeline 'Tate',   b. 5 Oct 1912, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Jul 2011, Chestnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1930	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 11 months - She : 17 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F6075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Love, Jean
  Children	+ 1. Schwartz, Sue Ann   2. Schwartz, Richard N. Jr.,   b. 31 Aug 1955   d. 20 Jun 1996 (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F6216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1931 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 16 Apr 2000 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Funeral - 20 Apr 2000 - Randolph Air Base, Chapel #1, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Burial - 20 Apr 2000 - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Clay City Grade School, SY 1937-38, 1st & 2nd Grade 1st row - Jo Ann McDowell, Corrine Wacacker, unknown, unknown, Glen Brainard, unknown, ? Highsmith, Roy Padgett, unknown, unknown, Rick Schwartz. 2nd row - Norma Murvin, Patty Miller, Beverly McGee, unknown, ? Mayhill, unknown, Wilma Stanford, Juanita Hoover, Elinor Heninger, Peggy Brown, Betty Bradley, Billie Jean Bullard, Jean Love, Mary Lou…

  
  

• Sources

  [S3403] Obituary, Schwartz, Richard N 'Rick' , LTC, 68, none. (Reliability: 2). [S3484] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schwartz, Richard N., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Schwartz&GSfn=Richard&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GSsr=161&GRid), none. (Reliability: 2). [S911] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 24, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S3397] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schwartz, D. Madeline "Tate", (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2001&GScid=105163&GRid=73496453&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3395] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Archibald, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1161&GScid=105163&GRid=24072548&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3402] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Schwartz, Madeline and Neal, (https://carlwgray.com/tng1401/showmedia.php?mediaID=23046), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).