Celebrating the life of
Richard S. Tuttle
August 18, 1930 - November 04, 2017
Richard S. Tuttle passed away in Savannah on November 4, 2017 after a brief illness. He is survived by his brother Raymond Tuttle of Hilton Head, SC and his son Raymond Tuttle of Fredericksburg, VA. His wife of more than 50 years, Irma Stayer Tuttle, passed away in 2016.Richard was the son of Raymond Tuttle, whose family arrived in New Haven in 1635 on the ship Planter from England. His mother, Hazel Suneson Tuttle, a descendant of Swedish and Cornish miners, was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.Richard was born in Pottsville, PA in 1930 during the Depression. With his father moving wherever he could find engineering work, Richard lived in ten different towns in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York before settling in Shaker Heights, OH for high school. He then attended Syracuse University and the State University of New York, earning a Doctorate in Pharmacology. He also served in the Army during the Korean War.He was employed for three decades by the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory in Utica, NY where he specialized in hypertension research. After their retirement in the 1990s, he and Irma moved to Savannah.
Dick and Irma were avid sailors. They had a sailboat on Lake Ontario and in Savannah, and Dick was Commodore of the Crescent Yacht Club in Chaumont, NY and the Geechee Sailing Club in Savannah. He and Irma also were docents at the Davenport House for several years.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017 at John Wesley Villas. Burial will be private.
My condolences to Richard Tuttle's family and friends. May the God of comfort help you during this difficult time. Psalm 55:22 assures us, "Throw your burden on Jehovah, And he will sustain you."
- B.B, , Ga
to the family of Mrs Tuttle I am sorry for your loss to lose a love one is so hard ,but there is hope of seeing them again in the resurrection we know this because our God Jehovah promised this to mankind.please read John 5:28,29 this scripture will give the family strength and hope again I am sorry for your loss,my condolences to the family.
- Cooper, Savannah, Ga
My deepest sympathy to the Tuttle Family. I am sorry to hear about the lost of your loved one. May the family find comfort to know that God Promised a resurrection for both the Righteous and the Unrighteous. John 5:28,29 and act 24:15. I will keep the family in my prayers.
- Robin Shubert, Port Wentworth, Ga
My condolences to Richard Tuttle's family and friends. May the God of comfort help you during this difficult time. Psalm 55:22 assures us, "Throw your burden on Jehovah, And he will sustain you."
- B.B, , Ga
to the family of Mrs Tuttle I am sorry for your loss to lose a love one is so hard ,but there is hope of seeing them again in the resurrection we know this because our God Jehovah promised this to mankind.please read John 5:28,29 this scripture will give the family strength and hope again I am sorry for your loss,my condolences to the family.
- Cooper, Savannah, Ga
My deepest sympathy to the Tuttle Family. I am sorry to hear about the lost of your loved one. May the family find comfort to know that God Promised a resurrection for both the Righteous and the Unrighteous. John 5:28,29 and act 24:15. I will keep the family in my prayers.
- Robin Shubert, Port Wentworth, Ga
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
