Richard T. Traut

Hampton – Richard Thyson “Dick” Traut, 78, of Hampton, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 after a brief illness. Richard was born in Oaklyn, NJ on May 31, 1940, son of the late George and Minnie (Johnston) Traut. He was raised in Danielson, CT and graduated from Killingly High School with the Class of 1958. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI and his MBA from Southern New England University. Dick worked as Manager of R&D in Fiber Optic Engineering at Simplex Wire and Cable Company, a subsidiary of TYCO, and retired in 1997. He was previously employed by Kaiser Aluminum of Portsmouth, RI and Reynolds Metals of Chester, PA. The family is proud that Richard helped manage the laying of power cables when Disney World was being constructed and that he was a co-designer of, and helped manage the underwater power cable installation for the Statue of Liberty during the Reagan Administration. He was a member of IEEE and authored a number of publications. He co-authored the textbook, “Power and Communication Cables, Theory and Applications”, published by IEEE Press and taught in a Canadian course based on his text. Dick was a proud veteran of the United States Navy Submarine Service. He served as a Quartermaster Third Class aboard the USS Entemedor, SS-340, during the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion Post #35 of Hampton. Family was everything to Dick and he is survived by his wife of 51 years, Kathleen “Kathy” (Krajewski) Traut, his daughters, Heather Menke and her husband Martin and Lynni Barclay and her husband Alan, all of Hampton, his grandchildren, Evelynn Moriarty and her husband, Adam of Derry, NH and Laura and Oliver Barclay and Andrew Menke, all of Hampton. He also leaves his niece, Ruth Richardson, her husband Daniel and their daughters and family of Danielson, CT. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert Traut, his wife Muriel and his sister, Anna Black and her husband Ronald. Richard was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend and will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him. Family and friends may visit from 11 am to 12 pm on Monday, July 16, 2018 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. Services will follow the visitation starting at 12 pm in the funeral home. Burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton.

Richard T. Traut

May 31, 1940 - July 10, 2018