BURR, Richard

RICHARD CLARK BURR
It is with deep sorrow that the family of Richard Clark Burr announces his passing on February 20th, 2025, in Raymond, Alberta, Canada. He was 81 years old.
Born on August 22, 1943, in Lethbridge, Alberta, to Elmer and Julianna Burr, Richard spent his early years at McNally School before continuing his education in Raymond, where he attended junior high and high school. During his time in school, he was a proud member of the B-team basketball.
After moving on from school he pursued a career as a salesman. He had great rapport with people and loved the relationships he developed with his contacts. He started his career at Palliser Distilleries, later transitioned to supplying products to drugstores across Alberta and British Columbia, and eventually owned the Turbo station in Raymond for several years. Richard later worked as a salesman of hogs and feed to the Hutterite colonies. He was well respected by the Hutterite Brethren and made many special and lasting friendships among them.
Richard’s life was blessed by his connection with his wife Janet whom he met in grade school in Raymond. Richard was Janet’s first crush and they got married Sept. 5th, 1970. Together they raised two wonderful sons, Marty and Jeffrey.
Richard loved his sports, especially golfing and slow pitch baseball. He spent a great deal of time with his boys cheering on their favourite teams in a variety of sports. He loved traveling to different events including airshows, rodeos, Fourth of July celebrations, and family trips to Vegas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Julianna Burr; his sister, Judy; and his brothers, Darrell, Lloyd, and Allen. Richard is survived by his wife, Janet; sons Marty and Jeff; sister Madeline; and sister-in-law Evelyn. He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by all his nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and his surrogate kids and grandkids. Richard had a heart full of love and had the gift to make family out of nonblood relations.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am on Friday February 28, 2025 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, RAYMOND STAKE CENTRE, 2 N 200 W, Raymond, Alberta. Friends are welcome to meet with the family from 10:00 to 10:45am on Friday prior to the service at the Church.
An evening viewing will be held at Salmon and Sons Funeral Home (433 Stubb Ross Rd S. Lethbridge, AB TIK 7N3) on Thursday February 27, 2025 from 7:00 to 8:00pm.
A link for the livestream will be available here prior to the service.
To send a condolence, please visit www.salmonandsons.ca