Dad Goes t o Glory

Here is what I wrote as brief account for the papers

Richard Edward Lyth – Dick as he was known to his friends (Aged 88) went with rejoicing on 18 February to meet the Lord Jesus whom he has served so long and so faithfully. Death hasn’t got a lot of sting when you have lived as Dick lived. He packed 8 separate careers into one life - from soldiering along the wild areas of Eastern Sudan during the war to becoming a Bishop in Uganda when they wanted a new diocese set up. In Sudan - Teacher, Soldier, District Commissioner. In England -Farmer, Church Minister. In Uganda – Headmaster, Pioneering Head of a Rural Development project, Bishop and then a heart attack. He filled the years after his heart attack with wise patient ministry to ordinary people. He didn’t have much time for pomp and ceremony and always loved to be out meeting people where they were.

We who are left behind - Nora your wife, four children, 16 grandchildren, four great grandchildren have been immensely enriched through your life. So here’s to you Dick Lyth - we will meet you soon in the great Resurrection.