Richard Edgar Landreth graduated from Jacksonville University in 1970 with a B.S. in business,

Richard decided to follow in his father's footsteps as an Industrial Engineer in the garment industry, adding several more states to the roster.

With the domestic garment industry facing strong headwinds in the early 80's, Richard changed careers and began working at Arizona State University (ASU), eventually becoming the Director of Parking and Transit for ASU. There he managed a full-time staff of 42, as well as 100 part-time employees. He was responsible for all parking functions (football, special events, enforcement, and visitor parking including when Pope John Paul II held a mass in Sun Devil Stadium in 1987). He truly enjoyed trying to squeeze 48,000 faculty, staff, and students into 18,000 parking spaces while keeping everyone happy!

In 1989, he joined American Express and worked in their Phoenix operations facility. In 1990 he was transferred to their New York headquarters to work in Finance and Marketing, where he helped to manage the American Express relationship with Fortune 500 companies such as Tiffany's, Nordstrom, Macy's, and The Gap. In 1996 he transferred to Miami Lakes, FL where he provided sales support and financial oversight for an American Express division operating in the Caribbean and South America before retiring in 2005.

Richard is survived by Gail Dunn, his wife of 34 years; four children; as well as by numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom he enjoyed spending time with. He is also survived by his younger sister and younger brother.

A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton, VA with the Reverends William Heine and Paul Nancarrow officiating. A reception in the parish hall will follow.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, people make donations to the Trinity Church Honduras mission (P.O. Box 208, Staunton, VA 24402), the Hospice of the Shenandoah (P.O. Box 1000, Fishersville, VA 22939), or the Rockingham SPCA (PO Box 413, Harrisonburg, VA 22803).