Richard H Skeers, age 97, passed away peacefully on October 5th at Creekside Retirement Community in Burlington, Washington. Dick was born in Omaha, Nebraska on February 24th, 1918 to Harry and Bertha Skeers and raised throughout the Nebraska and Kansas region as well as Arkansas in the 1920's and 30's. He proudly served our country in World War 2 in the Army Air Corps as Crew Chief and Bombadier of an A-20 Bomber. During the war, he met and married Mary Elizabeth Regehr from Missouri, enjoying 65 years of marriage until Mary's passing in 2009. They settled in Bow, Washington where Dick excelled as a carpenter's carpenter, building everything from cabinets to working on construction of projects including Ross, Diablo and Mayfield dams. He finished his career with Seattle City Light in the 1960's and 70's. Dick and Mary enjoyed traveling the country in their fifth wheel and also enjoyed several pleasure cruises and a trip to Ireland. Dick was an avid gardener and wood craftsman, spending many hours in his workshop carving gifts for all his family. Dick is survived by 4 children; Richard T Skeers (Sharon) from Bellingham, Judy Ashe (Larry) from Sedro-Woolley, Gloria Canniff from Carrollton, Texas, and Leroy Skeers (Bonnie) from Edmonds. Dick was a beloved storyteller and humorist to his 7 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and always very interested in their activities and progress. A memorial service will be held at Hawthorne Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Washington on Saturday, October 17th at 11am, located at 1825 E. College Way, Mount Vernon, Washington. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested to kindly donate to the Boys & Girls Club of Bellingham and Skagit Hospice in Dick's name. The family extends a special thank you to the "angels" of Creekside for their loving care.