Ira Ralph Atticks III's Obituary
Ira Ralph Atticks II, age 69, of Lewes, DE, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.
Ralph was born in Fishing Creek Village, Harrisburg, PA and moved to Glenn Dale, MD at the age of 4. He graduated from High Point High School and attended Wesley College. After serving in the Navy during the Vietnam War, Ralph married Therese Gillespie in 1968. They raised their son Kevin in Bowie, where Ralph worked for C & P Telephone and Onan Generator before tuning piano's as a trade. He married Janet Thomas in 2002, and worked at St. Pius X Church & School until his retirement. The two then moved to Lewes, DE in 2012.
Ralph was an enthusiastic tennis player, a lover of the outdoors and craft projects. He was an avid kayaker and at various times was known for rebuilding pianos, shaping snowing egrets from construction materials and building tree houses and ponds. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Chapter.
Ralph was preceded in death by his father, Ira Ralph Atticks, Jr... his mother June Harm Atticks; and a sister, Judith Peebles. He is survived by his wife, Janet Thomas, a son, Kevin Atticks and wife Andrea; a stepson, Brad Thomas and wife Katie; a step-daughter Lora Jones and husband Will; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 11 AM at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Bowie, MD. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes
and Crematorium, Lewes, DE.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Matthews United Methodist Church.
Please sign Ralph's online guestbook at this site.
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