Richard Andrew Carter (7 Mar 1944 - 18 Sep 2019)

In loving memory of Richard Andrew Carter who sadly passed away on 18th September 2019.
Richard was born in Lincoln on the 7th March 1944 and moved to Nettleham at a very young age. He grew up with his Mum, Dad and older sister Gillian. He joined the Army when he was 15 and eventually ended up in the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. Settling into the corps of drums. This career took him all over the world, however it was on a visit back home to Nettleham that he met his wife, village girl Margaret Freebree, in The Plough. They were married at All Saints, Nettleham on the 2nd January 1971. Their first married home was in Ballykelly in Northern Ireland. A posting to Cyprus saw their first daughter Amanda arrive in 1973. On returning to the UK they lived in Hampshire, where second daughter Helen arrived in 1977. A posting to Germany followed for the family, living in Celle. They returned to the UK, living in Cambridgeshire for a short time before Richard left the Army in 1982. The family came home to Nettleham. Richard enjoyed several jobs, ambulance driving, tank cleaning and security, before retiring in 2009 after working at Siemens on the security gate for a few years.
Retirement saw the arrival of Grandchild Harry and Richard loved meeting him from school and riding with him on his mobility scooter.
His health started to decline and he was treated for bowel cancer, leaving him with some permanent complications. He suffered a stroke whilst at the wheel on the evening of the 12th September 2019, that sadly he would not recover from and he passed away peacefully on the 18th September 2019, surrounded by his wife and daughters.
He will be missed by all who knew him, whether it was for a long time or just passing the time of day, he was a great character that got on with everybody.