More detail on this person: Richard Allen
Clayton, 63, of Lafayette, Louisiana, the youngest
son of the late Edwin and Irene Clayton of
Manchester, Vermont, passed away due to
pneumonia this past week.
A 1969 graduate of Burr Burton Seminary in
Manchester, Vermont, and Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida,
Richard enjoyed a long and distinguished military
and civilian career, first serving as a Warrant
Officer with the 192nd Assault Helicopter Company
in Vietnam, which was followed by several tours of
duty throughout the country and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
Later, he served as a Senior Flight Instructor and
Safety Officer at the Fixed Wing Aviation Army
Training Site in West Virginia. During Operation
Iraqi Freedom, he accompanied an inspection tour
of Kuwait and Iraq. Among other commendations,
Richard Clayton was awarded the Meritorious
Service Medal.
After leaving government service in 2008, Mr.
Clayton accepted a position with FlightSafety
International, and was serving as Director of
Training in Lafayette, Louisiana at the time of
his death.
Richard is survived by his wife Kristin and their
children: Richard, of Blacksburg, Virginia, and
Anne, of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. He is also
survived by two sisters, Ethel McWayne of Rutland,
Vermont, and Janice Bruce of White Plains, New
York; and by his brothers, Ken Clayton of
Vergennes, Vermont, Alford Clayton of West
Arlington, Vermont, and Arnold and Jerry Clayton,
both of Bennington, Vermont. His brother, Neale
Clayton of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, predeceased
him in January of 2008.
Private services will be held at the Arlington
National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
Published in Rutland Herald on Aug. 1, 2014
Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
This information was last updated 08/26/2017
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