Richard Dick Gibbs

Richard "Dick" Gibbs Jr., 84, of Plantation, died on February 1, 2017. Dick was born in Richmond, VA, in 1932. He flew in the US Air Force for four years, and retired from the Coast Guard Reserves as a Lt. Commander. He was a State Farm agent from 1961-2000, and was an active member of the Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club. Dick lived a full life, enjoying planes, boats and antique cars; he loved traveling, socializing, and time spent with his family. He will be remembered as a friend to everyone he met. He is predeceased by his wife Betty K. Gibbs; he is survived by a brother, Lynn Gibbs (Judy); his daughters Kathryn Gibbs, Terri Gibbs, Barbara Becks (Howard), and his son Richard Gibbs III (Heidi); his grandchildren Andrew, Eric, Emily, Richard IV, Chloe and Alexis. A service will be held at Saturday, February 11, from 1-3pm at T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, 7001 NW 4th Street, Plantation, FL 33317. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Humane Society of Broward County, humanebroward.com, as well as Caddy For A Cure, caddyforacure.com.