Richard Van Wagenen of Naples, Florida and Andover ended his battle with cancer peacefully at his home in Naples on September 3, 2014. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 49 years, Christine (Birchall) Van Wagenen, his three daughters, Heidi Van Wagenen Day, Lorin Van Wagenen Carroll, and Gretchen Van Wagenen Montgomery, three son-in-laws, and eight grandchildren. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Dr. Alfred and Elizabeth (Hadley) Van Wagenen and granddaughter Megan Sydney Day.

Dick was a Special Education teacher for over 25 years in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Maine and also taught at University of Maine at Presque Isle. After retiring from teaching, he started his own construction company, Cape Ups, in Harwich Port, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Andover Masonic Temple.

Dick was born in Ithaca, New York, on August 28, 1939. He grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania. He graduated from New England College and received his Masters in Special Education from Trenton State Teachers College. He was a long-time member of Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club and enjoyed playing tennis, hiking, and sailing.

He will be laid to rest at Proctor Cemetery in Andover in a memorial service on Saturday, October 4, at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations please be made to the Andover Historical Society, PO Box 167, Andover 03216, or to the American Cancer Society.