RICHARD L. HOLMES, age 85, a resident of Irving since 1963, died Saturday, August 1, 2015 at his home. Born March 15, 1930 in Dade County, Missouri, he was the son of the late Albert R. Holmes and Grace G. Fortner Holmes. He grew up in Missouri and California. He graduated from high school in Miller, Missouri and attended Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was married to Sandra Kay Peter Holmes September 16, 1962 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He worked as an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration for 26 years and for Meisel Digital in commercial advertising for 23 years, retiring in 2000. He was a volunteer for the C.R. Smith Air Museum. He was a member of Mater Dei Catholic Church in Irving and the Knights of Columbus. Preceded in death by his parents, a brother Jerry Holmes, and his wife Sandy, March 11, 2014, he is survived by a sister, Elizabeth Henry and her husband Ken of Veneta, Oregon; nephews, Scott Holmes of Missouri, Brett Holmes and Jeff Mallory; niece, Julie Mallory Ott; former exchange students, whom he considered his family, Morten Hagen, Christian Weis Hojfeldt, and Eivinn Ueland and close friends, Rita Pilgrim, Heather Pilgrim Zarkivach and husband Steve, and their son, Matthew. A Rosary will be said 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 6 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving. Requiem Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 7 at Mater Dei Catholic Church, 2030 E. Hwy 356, in Irving. Entombment will follow at Calvary Hill Cemetery, 3235 Lombardy Lane in Dallas.