On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, Richard Asa Todd, loving husband and father passed away at the age of 89.  Richard was born on January 22, 1930 in Belle Fourche, SD to Carl and Vivian (Patterson) Todd.  He graduated from Sturgis Brown HS in 1948.  He was a member of the National Guard from 1948 to 1957, with the 109 ^th Engineers, 86 ^th Engineers and the 31 ^st Engineers, serving in the Korean War from 1950-1952, discharged with the rank of Master Sergeant.  In 1958 he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the SD School of Mines & Technology. While attending college Richard began working at Dakota Steel which led to his career at Pete Lien & Sons, becoming a general manager of Dakota Block and then president of that company. He retired in 1994 but continued to stay involved in Lien Industries and cherished the lifelong friendships he made there. Dick Todd was known for his "can-and-will-do' attitude and earned the respect of his peers.

On June 3, 1949 in Sturgis, SD, Richard married Marjorie Mae Morrison, the love of his life.  Together they raised 5 children and built a life rich in faith, friends, and fellowship. They celebrated their 70 ^th wedding anniversary on June 3 ^rd , 2019.

Richard was active in the Chamber of Commerce, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Canyon Lake PTA, Rapid City Civitan Club, and Civitan International, SD State University Engineering Extension, Black Hills Workshop, Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute, Rapid City Builders' Exchange, Rapid City Elks Lodge #1187, Pennington County Air Quality Review Board, and served on numerous boards for the Lien Industries. He was a member of the 10-gallon blood donor club, Habitat for Humanity, Nomads, and was a faithful, active member in the First United Methodist Church in Rapid City during all the years he lived there.  Richard will be remembered for his quick wit, wry sense of humor, attention to detail, his infectious smile and kind, compassionate spirit. He will be greatly missed! A special thank you to the staff of Morning Star Assisted Living for the loving care they provided.

Survivors include his wife Marjorie of Rapid City, son Rodney (Val) Todd of Rapid City, daughters, Judy (Mike) Parrish of Texas, Lora (Dave) Wilson of Sturgis, Sheila (Todd) Freemyer, and Jill Todd (Dale Nowak), all of Minnesota, 6 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather Roy Hardy, brother Robert Todd, sister Co Stevens, and one infant son, David.

A celebration of life is planned for Saturday October 12 ^th ,2019 at First United Methodist Church, 629 Kansas City Street, Rapid City, SD 57701. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. with a service to follow at 2:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church of Rapid City.