Richard J. "Dick" Lauginiger

Richard J. "Dick" Lauginiger July 8, 1937 - July 21, 2011 Richard J. "Dick" Lauginiger, age 74, of St. Augustine, passed away on July 21, 2011 at the Bailey Family Center for Caring in St. Augustine, surrounded by his family. He was born and raised in Chester, Pennsylvania, and served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was a longtime resident of Miramar, FL. He worked for Southern Bell where he began as a lineman and retired while working in management. Dick also had a long history of volunteering, starting with his service as a Volunteer Paramedic/Fire Fighter in Miramar. After retirement Dick moved to Lenoir, NC, where he resided for ten years, before relocating to St. Augustine in the late 1980's. Upon moving to St. Augustine, Dick continued to volunteer on numerous committees and ministries in his church and as a Public Service Assistant with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. In 1998, he was hired by the Sheriff's office as Senior P.S.A. and continued in that role until a month before his death. He served for a total of 16 years with the Dept. and enjoyed every minute of it. He was a member of Crescent Beach Baptist Church, and had also been a longtime member of Anastasia Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Lauginiger of St. Augustine; daughters, Debora Lee, and her husband, William, Vickie Graham, and her husband, David, all of Tallahassee, FL and Angela Chamblin, and her husband, Christopher, of Davie, FL; a son, Paul Lauginiger of Ormond Beach, FL; sisters, Marie Elaine Klein, and her husband, George, of Hawthorne, FL and Kathy Scully, and her husband, Malvern, of Weston, FL; a sister-in-law, Margaret Toland Lauginiger of Milmont Park, PA; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Joel Chamblin. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25th, at Crescent Beach Baptist Church, with Dr. David Beauchamp officiating. Interment will follow at Jacksonville National Cemetery. A visitation will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 24th, at St. Johns Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Crescent Beach Baptist Church, 885 State Road 206 E., St. Augustine, FL 32086. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.