Richard Thomas De Vries, 79, of Palm City, FL passed away July 21, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Chicago, lived in Mokena, IL and has been retired in Palm City for the last 20 years. He enjoyed his family, friends and hobbies: fishing, woodworking, gardening and vacationing.
Before his retirement as an independent sales rep., he worked for International Harvester, West Pullman Plant. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Angeline (Giordano) De Vries of Palm City; daughter, Susan Smet (William) of Palm City and their children: Kari Lang, Joseph Lang and Kelley (Brad) Breslow; son, Richard W. De Vries (Lisa) and their children: Anthony De Vries and Jake De Vries; son, James De Vries and his children: Alena De Vries and Isabel De Vries; and a great granddaughter, Ariya Pearl De Vries. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frances and William De Vries as well as his brother, Thomas De Vries.
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to Treasure Coast Health (Hospice). Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
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