Richard A Straus


The Kentucky Post, Wednesday, September 7, 2005


Richard A. Straus was a man of dedication.

"Whatever he decided he wanted to do, he went into full force. There was no holding back," said his son, Richard Straus II, of Alexandria. Mr. Straus, a former chief of the Highland Heights Volunteer Fire Department, died Tuesday at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was 71.

"He was instrumental in the Highland Heights department when it was formed in the early '60s," Richard Straus II said.
While with the agency, he also worked to foster cooperation among emergency personnel through the Campbell County Firefighters Educational Association. "If, God forbid, there was a catastrophic fire, all the firefighters in the area would know what to do," Richard Straus II said.

Mr. Straus coached his son's peewee football team, the Campbell County Red Devils. He also loved to garden. He was a member the Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati. Trees he grew have been displayed at the Krohn Conservatory and the Cincinnati Zoo.

"The trees are still alive and kicking," Richard Straus II said. Mr. Straus was a pipefitter retired from Pipefitters Union Local No. 392, He was a member of the Fort Thomas Masonic Lodge No. 808 F&AM and the Scottish Rite Indra Consistory, Covington.


Survivors, in addition to his son, are another son, William Lee Straus of Cincinnati, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Masonic services will be at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Fort Thomas, with regular services following at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will begin there at 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.

Memorials are suggested to the Campbell County Firefighters Education Association, Inc., 10 Fire Training Drive, Highland Heights, Ky. 41076.

 

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