Richard Lehman Dillon

Anchorage resident, Richard Lehman Dillon, 60, passed away May 5, 2026, at his home. 

A private viewing for family and friends was held May 6, 2026, at the Cremation Society of Alaska. Interment Services with U.S. Marine Corps honors will be held 1pm Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery.

Richard was born June 15, 1965, in Springfield, Ohio. He graduated from Fairbanks Alternative High School in 1983.  Richard honorably served in the U.S. Marine Corps from July 15, 1983, to July 14, 1987. For his service, he was awarded the Expert Marksmanship Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He returned to Alaska, residing in Juneau where he worked at Foodland Grocery. Later moving to Fairbanks, he was employed with Knox Plumbing and Heating before moving to Anchorage.  In Anchorage, Richard worked for Carrs Grocery and as a Security Guard.

Richard enjoyed playing chess, modeling airplanes, riding his motorcycle, telling jokes, reading his Bible, and telling people about his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Richard is survived by his mother, Jan Knox of Anchorage; his stepmother, Mary Curtin of Marana, AZ; aunts, uncles and cousins in Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and his best friend, Ron Gorup of Anchorage.

He is preceded in death by his father, Lehman A Dillon.