Gioimo, Richard A. 'Dick'

Richard A. "Dick” Gioimo, 65, of Coralville, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Lexington Square in Keokuk. Funeral Mass will begin 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Iowa City. The Very Rev. Rudolph Juarez will officiate. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City. A vigil service will begin at 4 p.m. Burial, with military honors, will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, rural Hills.

Memorials may be directed to St. Luke's Hospital, 6th Floor, CCH (Continuing Care Hospital); Iowa Brain Injury Association, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for Infectious Disease Research, c/o The U of I Foundation; or Lexington Square in Keokuk.

Dick was born April 17, 1946, in Iowa City, the son of Henry “Hank” and Mae (Huffman) Gioimo. Growing up in Iowa City, Dick served in the United States Navy from 1964-1968 as a bosum mate. He married Cheryl Halter on Aug. 24, 1968, in Tipton.

Dick worked for 25 years at Hilltop Sunoco on Dodge Street and was also a delivery driver for Car Quest Automotive for 35 years, retiring in 2001. He helped direct traffic for religious education classes at Regina High School and was also a member of the Eastern Iowa Brain Injury Association.

He is survived by his wife. Cheryl; daughter, Christina Gioimo of Coralville; son, Chad Gioimo of Summerfield, N.C.; brothers, Tony (Ann) Gioimo of Houston, Texas and Chuck Gioimo of Iowa City; grandchildren, Dominic, Diamond, Alexis, Karina, Danica and Autumn; mother-in-law, Madlynn Halter of Iowa City; brother-in-law, Greg Halter of Iowa City; and sisters-in-law, Jackie Gioimo of Washington state, Pam Halter of Iowa City and Janet Wedvick of Las Vegas. Dick was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Mike.

Online condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com

Published March 24, 2012 in The Gazette