Obituary of Richard Valentine Lomenda

~~~~Richard Valentine Joseph Stanley Lomenda
1945 - 2017
Richard passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Regina General Hospital. He is predeceased by his parents Valentine Lomenda and Sylvia Wales and his brother Boyd Lomenda. He is survived by his wife Lucy (nee Gervais); children, Conrad (Angela) Lomenda, Carla Lomenda, Chelsea (Cesar) Segovia, Charlene (Justin) Lomenda;  grandchildren, Loni, Jenifer, Caeden, Tristen, Sydney, Emmett, Audrey and Jasper and siblings Wayne (Laura) Lomenda, Linda Froehler, Dale (Tammy) Lomenda, Marcy (Lloyd) Anticknap and Chris (Henry) Haluk. Richard was born in Esterhazy, SK and grew up on a farm south of Burrows, SK and went to the country school. His family moved to Regina when he was 10 years old. At 16 he started working for a living with a paving crew then moved on to truck driving when he was 17, hauling dairy and gasoline. At just 21 years old he started hauling new vehicles and was nicknamed Speedy. Richard worked as a truck driver and drove approximately 100,000 miles a year, and from 1968 until his retirement, all of the miles that he drove were accident free. This is a great accomplishment since the weather does not always cooperate. Richard was a truck driver for Canadian Auto Carriers when he met Lucy in Regina. They married in 1969, started their family and had four children. Richard retired in 2005. Richard enjoyed many family gatherings, cribbage games and long drives in the country. In the summertime he enjoyed fishing with the family, cooking outdoors and setting bear traps with Lucy's dad. In his leisure he loved watching Roughrider football games, Montreal Canadian hockey games, Nascar races, Blue Jays baseball games and many other reality TV shows.
“Never more than a thought away, loved and remembered everyday”
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Little Flower R.C. Parish, 420 College Ave., Regina, SK. Interment will be held at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, 815 Assiniboine Ave E., Regina, SK. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richard’s honour to the charity of your choice.