Dick passed away peacefully January 23rd at home in Orillia. He was surrounded by the love of family & friends. He is survived by Joan his best friend & loving wife of 59 years; children Caitlin & Christian (Kellie); & grandchildren Jonas, Nora, & Hunter. Dick had a successful & passionate career in advertising as a media director & running Berndt Media. Dick volunteered with the National Advertising Benevolent Society, AD & Sales club, Canadian Advertising Research Foundation, Beavers, Northern High School, Mohawk College, Epilepsy Ontario, & Washago Community Centre. Dick’s loves were the cottage he built near Washago on lake Couchiching, the Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club, reading, sailing, cross country skiing, travelling, symphony, & opera. The family thanks the VON, Bayshore, ParaMed, Dr. R. Sheppard, & LHINS-CCAC for their care & excellent support. A celebration of life will be held this summer by invitation. Donations in memory may be made to VON Orillia, Couchiching Conservancy, and Children’s Aid Foundation (Toronto). Arrangements entrusted to the Doolittle Chapel of Carson Funeral Homes, 54 Coldwater St. E., Orillia, (705) 326-3595.
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