Richard Lynn Braun, age seventy-eight, entered rest on November 22, 2022, under the skilled, compassionate care of the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville Campus.
Richard was born March 8, 1944, in Lafayette, Indiana, to the late Harold & Ruth Davis Braun. He grew up in Lafayette, Indiana, and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Purdue University. He served his Country in the United States Army Medical Corps, having done a tour in the Vietnam War. Richard retired, having worked in food science and quality at Dolly Madison, Saps Donuts, and Martha White, and finally as a chemist at Delta First. He loved the outdoors – camping, hunting, archery, flint knapping, and tennis. But his passion was always fly fishing, even making his own flies. He also made silver jewelry in his later years. He had an endless appetite for books and magazines relating to science and nature. He loved his family and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Left to cherish amazing memories are daughter Misty (Thomas) Riffault; son Ryan (Sarah) Braun; grandchildren Julien Riffault, Luc Riffault, Anson Braun, Owen Braun, and Ethan Braun; brothers James “Jim” Braun and Donald “Don” (Tammy) Braun; nephews, Joshua Braun, Jacob (Amanda) Braun, and Benjamin (Melissa) Braun.
Services to honor Richard will be held at a later date.
If you would like to sign the online guestbook or leave a condolence, you may do so at https://www.wardsfh.com/obituary/richard-braun.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Hydrocephalus Association, https://www.hydroassoc.org.
Ward’s Funeral Home of Gainesville is honored to serve the family of Richard Lynn Braun.
