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Deceased Classmate: Harold Rittenhouse
Date Deceased: 08-02-1999
Age at Death: 52
Cause of Death: Cancer - Agent Orange
Classmate City: Reedville
Classmate State: VA
Classmate Country: USA
Survived By: Wife - Dottie, Daughter - Caitlin, Sister - Cookie Haynie, Brother - Eddie Rittenhouse
After attending college Crow joined the Army and became a Warrant Officer flying helicopters in Vietnam. Upon returning home he recieved his Commercial Pilot license and went to work for Zapata Haynie/Omega Protein as a Menhaden Fish Spotter. He did this until his death. He loved race cars and drove at the dirt track at Saluda Raceway for many years. He was a Master Mason at the Reedville Lodge and a member of the Scottish Rite and ACCA Temple in Richmond, Virginia. In his honor his name appears at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Crow was a warm and loving husband and a Great Dad.
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Ronnie Herring
It is hard to put in text the memories of "Crow". When I first started coming to Reedville (Yep! I'm a Come Here)in 1958, I made friends with the kids from "Bull Neck". The Rittenhouse Family was a central point of fun and getting together. The whole family was entertaining to say the least. I knew that the kids here were different from those from my old neighborhood. The door was always unlocked and you made yourself at home. I reflect back on those years and although we were adventurous, we never got into trouble. I remember playing football at NHS and Crow was a hard hitter, hard player and a hard one to catch. He played his whole life the same way. Out front in every way. Striving to be first and usually was. Whether is was flying, racing or partying, Crow was a leader and especially kind, in a "Crow" way. Yes, he is missed by more than his family.Thank you for the memories,
Ronnie
Shern Hall (Saunders)
This is the first that I new about our friend Harold. I am so sorry for his family. You all will laugh but my memory goes way back to when we were in elementry school. I had met Harold when his school class was invited to Wicomico Elementry School. My first heart throb!!! The first boy "I" asked out for a date!!!! I invited him to the seventh grade dance and he came. We won the dance contest that night to Cubby Checker "Come on Baby, Let's do the Twist". We had such a good time. It was the first and last date we had. LOLWarm thoughts to his family.
Shern Hall Saunders