p class="MsoNormal" " Arial;"of Waterford, March 13, 2015 at 65 years of age. Devoted father of Andrea Deering and Kristin Edens. Loving grandfather of Chandler and Griffen Deering. Dear brother of Gordon (Katrina) Edens, Joseph (the late Mary Ellen) Edens, the late Paul Edens and the late Claudia Perry. Richard was a 1968 graduate of Waterford Township High School. He was also a veteran of the US Army, 101st Airborne Division, serving in Vietnam.