Richard Dewees  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  grew  up  in  Mt.          Lebanon  PA,  and  graduated  from St. Johns  College,  Annapolis  in 1966. Much  of  his  adult  life was  spent  in  service  to  others,  especially those  who  could  not  speak  effectively  for themselves.       Richard  worked  at  Kendal from 1974 until 1989. His positions  there included  Associate  Director for Finance, Administrator of Crosslands, and Director for Finance and Planning with Kendal Management Services. He was instrumental in  forming the Continuing Care Accreditation Association, the  precursor  to the  Continuing  Care  Accreditation Commission.       He was one of the key leaders in working with the Pennsylvania legislature  to develop the Continuing Care Provider  Registration  and  Disclosure  Act  (Act  82).  He  testified  before  the  PA  Senate  on  behalf  of  the   proposed  legislation,  and  was  very  involved  with  national  issues  for  continuing  care  retirement  communities, serving  frequently  as  a resource  to  legislative  staff.  Richard  was  one  of  the  key participants  in  the  development  of  The  Kendal  Corporation's  Values  and  Standards   statements and  as  a  staunch  supporter  of  the  "Untie the Elderly"  program.  Richard  is  remembered  at  Kendal  as  an  excellent  teacher, generously sharing  his  knowledge  and  expertise  with  others  in  the  field.  He easily  demystified  the  complexities  of  continuing  care   retirementcommunity  finance  for  anyone  who  asked. Richard  also  served  Stratford  Friends  School  for many  years  as  the Clerk  of  the  governing  School  Committee. He  shepherded  the  Committee ( and therefore  the  School)  through  many  changes, including A  major  capital  campaign.  He  gently  trained  Committee  members   inthe  responsibilities  and  duties  of  a  governing  Committee,  and  in  theefficient  use  of  meeting  time. He   also taught them how  to  decipher  themonthly   financial  statements and  the  proposed  annual  budgets.   He helped  establish  the  current  Business  Office  at  the  school and wrote many of the computer programs used for billing. He also provided technical support for the computer network at Stratford. He is remembered by Committee members and staff for his humor, his willingness to take a stand on issues, and his complete confidence in others's abilities.He  was the Treasurer of WesttownMonthly   Meeting for a system   

Dick was such a sweet boy, and I regret not having been morekind to him when he tried to woo me.  He was a Friend, and his family was such a rock of strength to him.  They had no TV, and I should have seen more clearly how important that was.   We met and talked at length at the last Reunion we both attended about where life's currents had taken us.  I will miss seeing him at LEBO 50/50.  He would have been the first to share his story with the Seniors of '13.  Love to you, Dick