Richard Joseph Sakara
December 10, 1938 ~ March 4, 2017
Richard Joseph Sakara, 78, of Weirton, West Virginia passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017, after losing a hard fought battle with cancer. He died peacefully with his family by his side.
He was born on December 10, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of the late Paul and Emily Sabel Sakara and his late stepfather, Steve Horvat.
Richard retired from Weirton Steel as a Superintendent of Fuel and Energy. He was the President of the Weirton Steel Management Club and a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps., and was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.
Richard will be remembered for his big smile, sense of humor and unconditional love for his family. He loved golfing and served many years on the board at Williams Country Club (where he had a hole in one on #12). He spent tireless hours working with the other board members to improve all aspects of the country club for its' members.
Richard was an avid gardener and enjoying delivering the fruits of his labor to all of his friends and neighbors. When not gardening or golfing, he spent his retirement years traveling with his family.
He is survived by his wife Susan Sakara of 56 years and his two daughters, April and Michael Gilley of Cupertino, California and Deborah and Dr. Charles Capito of Oakdale Pennsylvania. He is also survived by his five grandchildren, Paige and Taylor Gilley and Cameron, Chase and Isabella Capito.
In addition, he is survived by two twin brothers, Tony Sakara & the late Rita Sakara and Paul and Dee Sakara and many nieces and nephews all of Youngstown, Ohio.
Visitation will be 4-8 pm on Monday at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 AM Tuesday at Saint Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, Weirton.
Fr. Tony Thurston will preside.
Immediately following the Mass military honors will be conducted by the United States Marine Corp and the American Legion Honor Guard.
Richard will be cremated and his cremains will be placed at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
Memorial contributions may be made to Williams Golf and Country Club PO Box 449 Weirton, WV 26062-0449 for a bench and a tree in Dick's memory.
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So sorry to hear of Dicks passing, always a true gentleman!!
Sue, April, and Deb You have my sincere sympathy..Although it has been years I have never forgotten Richards sense of humor whenever he came into K Mart, he always had a smile and Sometines a joke to share–God needed a special angel, so he called for Richard.
Chuckie: I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your father-in-law. I knew him while working at Weirton Steel. Very nice man. Sorry your family has to deal with this pain. You are in my prayers
So very sorry for your loss. He was a very kind man, always bringing in his harvested garden items to share and always had nice words for everyone. Our thoughts are with your family.
Dear Aunt Suzy,April and Debbie….Mom and I are so very sorry for your loss. Just so glad that we got to see him a little over a year ago.He’ll always be my Special Man.May GOD bless all of you at this time….Love Eleanor and Laura
Our deepest condolences to your family. I’m so glad we have the pleasure to spend a trip to Mexico and This years Halloween party with Dick.
Dear Debbie and Chuckie, I am so deeply sorry for the loss of your dad and father in law. My heartfelt sympathies go out to you along with thoughts and prayers as you go through the difficult times ahead. He memory will be forever eternal. (((Hugs))) Debbie. ????Nancy
Dick was a very great friend and golfing buddy. He issued and will be forever. Joe and Vi
So sorry for your loss. Although it has been many years, I remember each of you and offer my prayers and sympathy.
Sue, April, Deb and Chuck…..words cannot express my very heartfelt sympathy that goes out to all of you. Dick was such a lovely man and I know how much he was loved by not just family but by many of his friends throughout the years. I send you all my love, prayers and many hugs as you go through this very sad time. Kisses to Cam, Chase and Isabella……he loved them so. All my love, Anissa
Sue and Family….Richard “WILLIAMS” Sakara, one of my greatest asset as the Grounds Supt. at Williams C.C. A true friend and fellow gardener Dick helped on many projects always eager for progress! Sincere Sympathy, Dan Houk
To All the Family my deepest sympathies as you go through this trying time of sorrow. May he rest in peace and the memories that you have comfort you all.
Our deepest condolences to Sue, April, Debbie and familes over the loss of your dear Richard, our prayers are with all of you, Sincerely, Judy, Ron and Alexis
Debbie I am so sorry for the loss of your Dad. I remember him fondly, he was a great handyman, was there to help every time we called him!!! Alway had a smile on his face!! Please know that you and your family are in my prayers. God rest his soul.????????????????
Dear Sue, Nona and I are so sorry to hear of your loss and of Richard’s difficult battle with cancer. We will always remember his outgoing personality and rich sense of humor. Our hearts are with you and your family. May you find love and comfort together. We will miss him. Fondly, Nona and Sharon Stein
We were sorry to hear about the death of our cousin. Joe Rakocy, our cousin, emailed me with his obit. I possibly met Richard when I was very young. I am the eldest daughter of Charles and Cecelia Jenkins. Charles was the son of Catherine (Horvat) Jenkins Gries. So, she and Steve Horvat were siblings. May God bless you all. Lois Schneider
Dear Aunt Suzy, April, Debbie and Family, We are so saddened by the loss of Uncle Richie. He was such a special man, always so sweet with a smile on his face. He will be missed. Keeping all of you in our prayers. Love, Margo and Gary
Dear Debbie, I’m so sorry to hear about your father. He sounds like he was a wonderful family man and I’m sure you have thousands of memories to cherish. I’m glad you had this time to share with him and care for him over the past few months. I know how hard it was, and it shows how much you love him. Bob, Bobby and Katie and I are thinking of you and your family and send you our hugs. Take this time with your family to share your memories and stories, tears and laughter, and lots of hugs. My prayers, Sharon
We all appreciate truly kind, responsible and gifted people. He would call me at my work for his work responsibilities and ask, ” Where is the big guy.” I always wanted to say, “You are the big guy.” So happy to hear his kind voice calling to get his work done. He made my day better and he never knew it. I never had the courage to tell him. He seened a gentle soul with the spirit of a lion. Has he found the big guy… up there? You bet.
Aunt Suzy, April and Deb, and Family: We are so very sorry to hear of the passing of Uncle Richie. He was a wonderful and kind soul. Our deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with you and your families during this very saddened time. God Bless. Love, Dawn, Ray and Shelby Padgett
Dear Debbie and Dr. Capito, Sorry to hear of the loss of your father and father-in-law. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family at this difficult time. May God grant you comfort and peace and may his soul have eternal rest.
Dear Aunt Suzy, April, Deb, and family, Dad and I are saddened to hear about Uncle Richie’s passing. Such a great man. He will truly be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. xoxo
Sue and family,my deepest sympathies for the loss of Dick or Richy as his golfing buddies call him . We will miss him as the leader of our ” old men ” golf group.
Sue and Family. so sorry to hear of Richie’s passing. The video showing Dick and family are outstanding, what a fine collection of his life. I was in the golf cart watching when he had a hole in one on the 12th, what a thrill. A lot of great memories. Russ and Rita wickham
Susan & family I would like to pass on my condolences with the passing of Dick. Dick was always a professional and a true gentleman. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.
Debbie & Family, Our deepest sympathy. So sorry your dad was always so friendly. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
God bless you and your family. Dick was a great guy.
To Suzy and Family Just learned of the recent passing of your husband Richard from Jane. Our deepest condolences. God Bless you and your family at this difficult time. Joe and Marlene