Richard "Dee" Carter

Richard Dee Carter was born in Elwood, Indiana on April 21, 1934, the son of Robert and Cleva Hackett Carter. He graduated from Purdue University and taught math in Indiana and in the Harlandale district in San Antonio. Dee was a voracious reader of history and literary fiction and a prolific poet. He published five collections of poetry and received awards from the Alamo Area Poets of Texas, in which he served as parliamentarian. He was a rated chess player who taught and coached chess to kids of all ages, and published a guide to chess for beginners. Dee was an active member and past president of the San Antonio chapter of Mensa. Dee also enjoyed duplicate bridge with Fiesta Bridge Club and following the San Antonio Spurs.

Dee is survived by his wife, Nancy Sigler Carter, two daughters, Sarah (Scott) VanBeck of Houston and Suzanne Carter of San Antonio, grandchildren Wesley, Helen, Sam and Neil VanBeck, his former wife JoGayle Chamberlain Carter, his brother Jared (Diane) Carter of Indianapolis, and sisters Misch (John) Ertel of Boynton Beach, Florida and Candace Carter (Tutilo Karcher) of Karlsruhe, Germany, and nieces and nephews Selene Carter, Ben (Elizabeth) Ertel, Elisabeth Karcher and Robert Karcher.
Friends are invited to remember Dee at a memorial open house on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 2-5 p.m. at the retreat center library in Denman Estate Park, 7735 Mockingbird Lane in San Antonio.
Entombment will be at the Elwood Mausoleum at a later date. Local arrangements have been entrusted to the Dunnichay Funeral Home, Elwood, IN.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to SAY Si, a multidisciplinary arts program for San Antonio students grades 6-12 (www.saysi.org <http://www.saysi.org>), or Alley Cat Allies (www.alleycat.org <http://www.alleycat.org>).
Online condolences may be made at www.dunnichayfuneralhome.com