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Richard Charles Tuetkin

Feb 26, 1953 — Jan 17, 2009

Obituary

Age 55, Lawton - Services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Pyung Jong Sim, Pastor of the Korean Presbyterian Church, officiating. Sergeant Tuetkin died Saturday in Wichita Falls. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. Sergeant Tuetkin was born on February 26, 1953 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to Richard Aunton and Edith Mae (Haller) Tuetkin. He grew up in Flint, Michigan where he graduated high school. He joined the Army and earned the following awards, Sharpshooter, M-16 Rifle, Good Conduct Medal (3rd Award), Army Commendation Medal, Parachute Badge, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Republic of Korea. He retired in 1990 at Fort Hood, Texas. He married Yong Kim on June 13, 1975 in South Korea. He was a member of Olivet Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Joong and Yuni Tuetkin of Dallas, Texas; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and John Poole of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mary and Kai Leong of Houston, Texas; 6 grandchildren, Samantha Poole, Tayler Poole, Jasmine Lara Tuetkin, Matthew Poole, Nayoung Tuetkin and Chandler Leong. He was preceded in death by his parents.

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