Richard Herbert Seaman

1915 - 2009  (94 years)

• Name	Richard Herbert Seaman  [1]
  Birth	14 Feb 1915	Pompton Plains, Morris County, New Jersey   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Pequannock Township, Morris County, New Jersey   [1]
  	Richard A C Seaman, Head owns mortgaged home, M, W, 37, New York, US, US, Signature Clerk, National Bank Lillian L Seaman, Wife, F, W, 32, M, New Jersey, New York, New York, none Frances E Seaman, Daughter, F, W, 7, Single, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, attended school Robert W Seaman, Son, M, W, 6, Single, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey, attended school Richard H Seaman, Son, M, W, 4, Single, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey Lillian M Seaman, Daughter, F, W, 1, Single, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Hopper Avenue, Pompton Plains, Morris County, New Jersey   [3]
  	Richard Seaman, owns home worth $4500, Head, M, W, 56, M, completed 2 years high school, other income, born in New York, NY, Bank Clerk Lillian Seaman, Wife, F, W, 52, M, completed 4 years college, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Teacher, wages earned in 1939 - $1200 Herbert Seaman, Son, M, W, 25, S, attended school, completed 4 years college, born in Pompton Plains Eleanor E Mabie, Mother-in-law, F, W, 72, completed 8 years school, born in New York, NY
  Death	19 Jun 2009	Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida   [4]
  Obituary	21 Jun 2009	Daytona Beach, Florida   [5]
  	Richard Herbert Seaman, 94, of Ormond Beach, passed away on June 19, 2009 at his home with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, at the Ormond Beach Chapel of Volusia Memorial Funeral Homes, 548 N. Nova Rd. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Interment will take place in Volusia Memorial Park with Military Honors. Dick's family dates back to the early settlers of our country. He was born on February 14, 1915 to the late Richard and Lillian Seaman in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Dick graduated from Butler High School in Butler, New Jersey; received a Business Degree from Rutgers University and a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Missouri. A Pilot, Dick learned to fly as a teenager and joined the Army Air Corp before World War II. He served in China Burma India Theater and in the Korean War. He retired as Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve. He last flew in a rented plane at age 88 to keep his license current. An Aviation Analyst, Dick retired from Federal Aviation Administration in Research and Development. He was executive pilot for Henry Luce and Time Life Magazine as well as executive pilot for Vincent Astor. He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church and a member of many clubs and organizations over the years. Dick was a Life Member of the Auxillians of Memorial Hospital where he also volunteered for many years. He was also an amateur writer, sharing experiences and writing short stories about aviation. Dick was very active, walking 5 miles every day. He liked sports and played football, tennis and was a wrestler in his younger years. He also knew about cars and taught automobile maintenance classes at the Senior Center in Ormond Beach. Dick leaves his loving wife of 67 years, Catherine Fraser MacMillan Seaman; daughters, Joan Evans of Palm Coast and Barbara Seaman of Ormond Beach; grandson, Joel Evans of Miami; sister in law, Margaret Seaman of Jensen Beach; nephews, Robert Fenwick and his wife, Lori of Edgewater and George Miserendino of Apple Valley, Minnesota; and many other nieces, nephews and cousins. Gone before him were his brother, Robert and sisters, Frances and Miriam. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.MeM.com. Arrangements are under the care and trust of Volusia Memorial Funeral Home Ormond Beach.
  Reference Number	38042
  Burial	Y  [6]
  	Richard Herbert Seaman; Col US Air Force; World War II Korea; Feb 14 1915 - Jun 19 2009; Loving Husband and Father; Last Flight the Best Flight; Pilot
  Person ID	I37778	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Augustus Casebianca Seaman,   b. 16 Jul 1882, New York City, New York d. 7 Jul 1945 (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lillian Leonetta Mabie,   b. 12 Sep 1887, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey d. 12 Oct 1964 (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1910	New Jersey   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F11554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Pequannock Twp, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1061; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 44. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New Jersey, State Census, 1915, Pequannock Twp, Morris County, New Jersey, USA. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Pequannock Twp, Morris, New Jersey, Roll T627-2373, Page 7A, ED 14-93. [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 62789201 - Published in Daytona Beach News-Journal on June 21, 2009. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 62789201. [S302] 1930 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Pequannock, Morris, New Jersey; Roll: 1374; Page: 1B; ED 62; Image: 719. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-1966.