Birth date: Oct 26, 1941 Death date: Feb 1, 2019
Martin Richard “Dick” Loescher, 77 of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and Bolingbrook, Illinois, passed from this life on Friday, February 1, 2019 in a Tulsa hospital. Mr. Loescher was dearly loved and inspired many with his commitment to Read Obituary
I just learned of Dick’s passing. So sorry – I grew up with Linda (we were next-door neighbors) and have many memories of good times with her. I was part of the wedding party when she married Dick. My belated sympathy to the entire family.
We were so sorry to belatedly learn of Dick’s passing. He was my colleague at Westmont Junior High and greeted every day with a positive outlook on the possibilities each day would bring. He loved teaching and was admired by many. He certainly left his students and our school for the better.
We just heard about Dick’s passing. My math mentor and friend. I taught math with Dick for many years at Westmont Junior High. He was truly a man who lived his life for the Lord. You will be missed.
Dear Linda, Randy and Sharon – I remember the last time I saw Dick, grinning at me and my wife Nan at our local Meijer store in Bolingbrook, IL. Dick was the same person, cheerful, upbeat and always wanting to know how things were going etc. He had left The Compass church and was attending another but one thing was for sure that The Lord was his guiding light and his family was the most important thing to him and his wife. Playing ball with Dick was a good thing for me and everyone spiritually fore Dick helped with many lessons as we competed against many good teams but God was there with us assisting us with the many things we dealt with here on earth. Now Richard you are with your best friend, Jesus and your new body is laid upon you. Your humor and smile will be missed by all who know you and we are all better for knowing you while you visited this place. Thanks for letting us to get to know you and we are all better for it. Hope to see you on the other side….
To Linda, Randy and Sharon, we were saddened to hear of Dick’s passing, but know that the Lord now has a man that we always considered a good friend, a faithful servant and family man, and an awfully good ball player. Dick and I go back many, many years to our similar church involvements and when we were both junior high math teachers and competing baseball coaches in neighboring school districts. Dick was the catalyst that prodded me into joining the MSBL and for that I am eternally thankful, as it lead to the development of many new friendships. As teammates we had many occasions to drive together to games and share our family stories, our baseball strategies, and most importantly our faith. As competitors on different teams, I’m happy to have escaped with a 50/50 split on who got who. It’s with a heavy heart that we bid our loving farewell to a true friend.
During college, I was given my student teaching position at Westmont Junior High with Dick as my supervising teacher. I couldn’t have asked for a better example, guide, and friend. He blessed me with his wisdom, consistency, and of course, his humor! He gave me a very precious gift when I left that school – a video of him at home wishing me well and reminding me of all the “lessons” he taught me. Many years later, I moved into his town, Bolingbrook, and had the pleasure of running into Dick often at his retirement job. Then, it was even sweeter when he started attending the same church. I will miss his quick wit and our geeky math conversations. Blessings to you, Linda.
I also had the pleasure of playing against Dick for many years. He was always a solid competitor, but a gentleman and sportsman. Sometimes I got the hit and sometimes he got me. Though I think he got me more times than I got the hit. He was a credit to the game and given that someone can’t necessarily hide who he/she is, I have no problem betting the ranch that he was a credit to his family, a good and loving father, husband and grandfather. I am sure his family will miss him. But, I was watching Mamma Mia II with my grandchildren the other day and at the baptism of Merryl Streep’s granddaughter (she is dead throughout the whole movie) Merryl appears in the chapel to be seen only by her daughter, Sophie. In the same way, Dick will always be around his family even though they won’t be able to see him so he can help and advise, be that little voice about what to do or not and running interference with The Boss to benefit his family. In the meantime, he’s probably loosening up as he will be starting this evening. God watch over your family and give eternal rest to your soul.
I had the pleasure of playing baseball with and against Dick for many years. He was a great ball player and even a better person. He was one of a kind and I’ll always treasure conversations that we had and the memories…..
I had the good fortune of playing baseball with and against Dick Loescher here in Illinois for a number of years. He was a wonderful human being and a terrific baseball player, smart as well as athletic. We missed him when he left our league for other activities, I think mainly tennis, and we will miss him even more now. My thoughts are with you, his family, in these difficult times, but you should be a little comforted by the great memories he must have left with you, as he did with us.
