Richard D. “Dick” Neumyer

Richard D. “Dick” Neumyer, age 89, of Newark, DE, and formerly of Baltimore County, MD, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, on October 1, 1931, he was a son of the late Herman and Emma (Wurst) Neumyer, Sr. Dick proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and his graduate degree in applied mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. Dick worked as a senior engineer at AT&T for 33 years until his retirement. He truly enjoyed his work and was instrumental in developing a process at AT&T for testing telephone wire and obtaining a subsequent patent. Dick also taught computer science and in his spare time could often be found reading.

In addition to his parents, Dick was preceded in death by his siblings, Herman Neumyer, Jr., Bruce Neumyer, Craig Neumyer and Joan Pardoe. He is survived by his wife, Judith G. (Greene) Neumyer; children, Sherry Moyer (Bob) of Newark, Darin Neumyer (Natalie) of Lutherville, MD, David Neumyer (Don) of Baltimore, MD, Daniel Neumyer (Patti) of Jessup, MD and Douglas Patterson (Jen) of Hampstead, MD; sister, Dorothea Wehland (Henry); 12 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

All services will be held privately.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dick’s memory to Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, 3100 Wyman Park Drive, 4^th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21218.