ARMITAGE, Sr., Richard

June 14, 1936 ~ October 23, 2021

Richard C. Armitage, Sr. 85, of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away on Saturday
October 23, 2021 at Halifax Hospice surrounded by his loving family. He was born on
June 14, 1936 in Chicago Heights, Illinois to the late Raymond and Virginia (Rook)
Armitage. Richard moved to the Daytona Beach area in November of 1979 from Oak
Forest, Illinois. He was a member of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church where he had
once served as a Eucharistic minister. Richard was honorably discharged from the
United States Air Force where he served as an Airman 2nd Class. He loved White Castle,
a good Chicago hotdog, fishing, playing bingo, and vacationing with his family.
Richard is predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Armitage, whom he married on
March 16, 1957. Survivors include his four children, Karen (Paul) Douglas of Port
Orange, FL, Richard (Becky) Armitage, Jr. of Port Orange, FL, Raymond (Robin)
Armitage of Lake Mary, FL, and John (Terri) Armitage of Alachua, FL; two siblings,
David (Marianne) Armitage and Daniel Harvey; four siblings by marriage, Mary Ann
(Jerry) Garrity of Richland, MS, James Lebda of Oak Hill, FL, Janet Beckley of Oak Hill,
FL, and Robert (Mary Beth) Lebda of Kankakee, IL; ten grandchildren, Cindy (Jim)
Diamond, Mary Ann Douglas, Laura (Dane) Schlinsky, Amy (Cory) High, Kathy
(Marcelo) Carvalho, Cassidy Armitage, Faith Armitage, Jordyn Armitage, Cameron
Strickland and Wyatt Armitage; and four great-grandchildren, Liam High, Emily
Schlinsky, Evan Schlinsky and Avery High. We will miss the hugs, your sense of humor,
and your nutbread.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 8:30am on Thursday November 4, 2021 at Our
Lady of Hope Catholic Church, 4675 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Port Orange, FL 32129.
Inurnment will take place at Daytona Memorial Park, 1425 Bellevue Avenue, Daytona
Beach, FL, immediately following.
Memorial Donations may be made in his memory to Halifax Health Hospice Care Center,
3800 Woodbriar Trail, Port Orange, FL 32129.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.cardwellfuneral.com