Robert A. Ritchie
Robert Allen Ritchie, age 69, of Winchester, Virginia, died Friday, November 15, 2013, at Blue Ridge Hospice Residential Center. Mr. Ritchie was born in 1944 in New York, New York, the son of the late Richard John and Elsie Viola Ritchie. He was in Purchasing Management with Shelby Williams, retiring in 2001. Mr. Ritchie was a member of the American Legion, the Marine Corps League, and the NRA. He was a veteran, having served in the U. S. Marine Corps.
Surviving are sons Robert J. Ritchie and wife, Janneke of New Orleans, Louisiana and Michael A. Ritchie and wife, Lori of Front Royal, Virginia; grandchildren Elsie Ritchie, Caroline Ritchie, Virginia Grace Ritchie, Mary Helen Ritchie, Sarah Ritchie, Matthew Ritchie, Emily Ritchie, and Hannah Ritchie; and sister, Joan Silleck of Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard J. Ritchie.
A memorial service will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, at the Riverton United Methodist Church, Front Royal, Virginia. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to honor the memory of Robert Ritchie may be made to The Wounded Warrior Foundation, P.O. Box 75817, Topeka, Kansas 66675.