Richard G. Seaman, D.V.M., Ph.D.

September 9, 2018

Richard G. Seaman, D.V.M., Ph.D., died Sept. 9, 2018, in Austria, after suffering a stroke while on vacation with his wife and dear friends in Europe. He was 71. He is survived by his wife, Judy, his children, Megan (Clay) Seaman-Kossmeyer, Bradley Seaman and Tony (Kate) Adams, and six grandchildren -- Noe, Cole, and Neve Seaman-Kossmeyer and Henry, George and Angus Adams. He also leaves his brother, John (Sue) Seaman, and brother-in-law, Lynn (Pam) Pierson. He was preceded in death by his parents. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam, rising to staff sergeant and earning the Bronze Star Medal for valor. Days after his honorable discharge he went back at Miami U. for his Master's, followed by a Ph.D. in Human Physiology & Biophysics from the University of Kentucky, and then a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University Veterinary School. He owned the Delhi Veterinary Clinic before taking over the Madeira Veterinary Hospital, a profession he always dearly loved. He requested no funeral or service, but memorials may be made to the Cincinnati SPCA, (11900 Conrey Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45249), 4 Paws for Ability, whose mission is to place service dogs with veterans and children with disabilities, (253 Dayton Ave., Xenia OH 45385), the American Heart Association, (7272 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75231), or the charity of one’s choice.