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Richard B. Breckinridge Brookfield, IL QCWA # 29065 Chapter 2 10-10 # 7169 FISTS # 11198 OOTC # 4336 NAQCC # 3873 |
Richard Bruce Breckinridge, age 69, of Brookfield, May 25, 2017, formerly of La Grange Park.
United States Air Force Vietnam Veteran; Security Police-Sentry Dog Handler. Recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal; Retired La Grange Park Deputy Chief of Police.
Dear brother of Ronald L. (Linda) Breckinridge the late David T. (Virginia) Breckinridge and Bettye J. (Glenn) Burnett: uncle and great uncle to many.
Member of Illinois Police Association. Life Member of V.F.W., Western Springs, IL, and American Legion, La Grange, IL. Retired 20 year member of the Illinois Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Former Eagle Scout, Oak Lawn Troop 682, Boy Scouts of America. Former Volunteer at Brookfield Zoo. Former volunteer Fire Fighter, North Palos Fire Protection District 1970.
Enjoyed Amateur Radio (WA9BXB), fishing, wine collection, and Civil War History.
Memorials appreciated to the V.M.I. Foundation at Virginia Military Institute, 304 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, VA 24450.
Information 708-485-2000 or www.HitzemanFuneral.com
Visitation Sunday, June 4, 2017, 3 P.M. to 8 P.M. and Monday, June 5, 2017, 11:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd., 9445 W. 31st Street, Brookfield, IL 60513. Funeral Monday 11:30 A.M. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South.
Published in a Chicago Tribune Media Group Publication on June 2, 2017