Richard Davis Faust, 64, Was Plumber, Firefighter

Richard Davis Faust, formerly of Edgartown, died January 27 in Lexington, S.C. He was 64 years old.

Dick, or Bear as he was affectionately known, was born in Evanston, Ill. on January 8, 1941, the son of Elbert and Margaret Faust. He split his childhood between Elgin, Ill. and Woodbury, Conn. where his family moved in 1955. He graduated from Woodbury High School and after spending some time in the Navy, he returned to Woodbury.

In the early 1970s, Dick moved to Martha's Vineyard where his sister, Pat Sayre, was living.

While on the Vineyard, Dick wore many hats. He was employed as a police patrolman in Tisbury early on in his Vineyard life and also was an active volunteer in the Edgartown Fire Department for many years.

He spent the majority of his career as a plumber working for Boyd & Sons as well as for Walter Smith. He also operated a restaurant for a time, the Triple Dragon, on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.

In 1984 he began building his log home on South 18th street, and that is where he lived until last spring. The cold, dreary Vineyard winters finally caught up with him, and he decided it was time to move to a warmer climate. Last summer he moved to South Carolina where his high school friend, Austin Boyd, resided.

Dick leaves behind his twin sons, David Andrew Faust and Christopher Davis Faust, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., his sister, Patricia F. Sayre of Vineyard Haven, his nephew, Jeffrey R. Sayre of Oak Bluffs, and his niece, Elizabeth M. Badaracco of Framingham; his great-niece, Hailey, and great-nephews, Jack and Alexander and many cousins around the world.

He leaves behind his beloved dog, Murphy, in the gentle hands of his good friends, Austin and Bobbi Rae Boyd of Columbia, S.C.

A memorial service will be held on May 7 in Woodbury, Conn. at the Woodbury Cemetery. Contributions in Dick's name can be made to the Edgartown Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 737, Edgartown, MA 02539 c/o Walter Morrison.