Obituary of Lt. Col. Dick REEVES (d. 2001) - Hillsborough County, Florida

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Dick Reeves, Lt. Col., Ret., USAF, age 66, of Tampa, Fla., passed away June 19, 2001.
Preceded in death by his brother, Allen Reeves, Col. Reeves is survived by his wife, 
Sylvia A. Reeves, sons, Richard Reeves, Jr., Allen and David Reeves, stepson, Joseph 
Perez, daughter, Lisa Ann Reeves, stepdaughter, Kathleen Dutton, sister, Rita 
Schife, Charleston, S. C., brother, Ted Reeves, Charleston, S. C., sister-in-law, 
Vivian Reeves, 16 grandchildren, niece, Kim Rodgers and nephew, Allen Reeves.  Dick 
attended St. Paul High School in Yonges Island, S. C.  He skipped his senior year 
and went to Clemson College and was commissioned into the United States Air Force.  
During his USAF career, Colonel Reeves will be best remembered by those who served 
with him as one of six officers who were carefully screened and selected in 1965 
by senior officers of the Strategic Air Command for a new top secret aerial 
reconnaissance program called "Lisa Ann", an RE which carried aloft the world's 
most powerful airborne radar and was the most expensive single-type aircraft then 
flying in the USAF inventory.  Colonel Reeves was a dual rated USAF Master Navigator 
and Electronic Warfare officer, having flown as a combat crewmember on the B-58 in 
addition to the RE.  Dick had a far reaching effect on everyone and a profound 
presence in his family life and military life.  He will be sorely missed.  A Funeral 
Mass will be offered for the Repose of his soul, Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., 
at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 15520 N. Boulevard, Tampa, Fla. 33613.  The family 
will receive friends Saturday morning from 11:30 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass at 
St. Mary's Catholic Church.  Graveside funeral services with full military honors 
will be held on Monday morning, June 25, at 11 o'clock at Florida National Cemetery, 
Bushnell, Fla.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Jesuit High School 
Endowment Fund in memory of Colonel Reeves.  GONZALEZ FUNERAL HOME is in charge of 
arrangements.  (The Post and Courier June 22, 2001)