Richard "Dick" James Corey

November 8, 1945 - May 2, 2020

My Dad was Amazing...to us. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Emmanuel Pentecostal Church, 1200 Poplar Dr, Mesquite, TX 75149. Richard “Dick” James Corey (November 1945 - May 2020) was born in San Francisco, but called Easton, Maine his home for most of his childhood and young adult life, until he relocated his family to North Texas in 1981. He attended Easton High School, and studied mechanical engineering at Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. He met the love of his life - Janet Fitzherbert in 1967, married her the following year on a cold November day. He was “Daddy” to two girls and “Papa” to two grandchildren, which he adored. He loved God, his family, his church, classic cars, camping, and a little kitty he affectionately called “Miss Kitty”. When I think of an adjective to describe Daddy, the only one that makes sense is “amazing”. He could fix anything mechanical. He was quick-witted and very funny; and he knew minutiae about practically every American made car there was. He was also the best kind of friend you could ever want, loyal. My dad was a loving husband, father, and “Papa”. He loved and cherished my mom for over 50 years, for better or worse, in want and wealth, and in the end - through health and sickness. He would find little ways to show her how much she meant to him, on a regular basis. He would hide the “kissing bears” all over the house and leave the sweetest love notes for my mom to find in the coffee cabinet. He loved to make her a cup of tea to go with her brownies, when she was too busy to stop for a snack. He also loved to make us laugh - mostly during dinner; and when he had us laughing hard enough he would out-laugh us to make us laugh even harder. For my sister and I, he would listen when we needed him to, and offer advice when we asked for it (and sometimes when we didn’t). Daddy also taught us how to camp and he kept our cars running smoothly. He made sure we all knew he loved us, through the little things he did. It was his love language. He made the biggest and best decision of his life in 1981 when he gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ in a little church in Irving, Texas. He loved God and tried to lead his family in the best way he knew how. He had a passion for the work of God, especially children and youth ministry, as well as foreign missions. Daddy served as an usher in the church for the better part of 30 years. He always had a smile for whomever he would greet - members and visitors, alike. There is no way to tell you just how much he meant to all of us who are left. He wasn’t perfect for sure, but he was perfect for us. He was the counterweight that kept us balanced. He is survived by his wife - Jan, his two daughters - Jaime Corey (Mabank, Texas) and Jennifer Myers (St. Clair Shores, Michigan) and son-in-law - Titus Myers, two grandchildren - Titus Myers II and Kaitlynn Myers; one brother - Michael Corey (Easton, Maine) and sister-in-law - Donna Corey; as well as a number of cousins, aunts and uncles. The family asks, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Emmanuel Pentecostal Church (1200 Poplar Drive, Mesquite, TX) in Memory of Richard Corey.