Lance Richardson
April 11, 2021
Lance Richardson, 36, passed away unexpectedly on April 11, 2021
Lance was born August 8, 1984 to Rob and Lisa Richardson.
Lance was very gifted musically and played numerous instruments in his band. He never knew a stranger, never turned down a good cigar, and had the ability to make friends wherever he went. He enjoyed working on cars, boating and loved his job at Gregg Young. He truly found fulfillment in his life.
Lance is survived by his parents, Rob Richardson and Lisa (Bob) Baldwin; sister, Leslie Spahr; grandmother, Bonnie L. Richardson; nieces, Lilli and Daisi; step siblings, Eric Baldwin, Andrea Crippen, and Cindy (Tim) Stine; step nephews, Kobe, Roman, Jordan, and Taylor; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert Richardson; maternal grandparents, James and Onah Toman; and beloved English bulldog, Bella
The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021 also at the funeral home. Inurnment will follow at Resthaven.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a cause close to his heart in loving memory of Lance.
Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Danielle Richardson
04/17/2021
My beautiful cousin,
Words cannot express how much our entire family will miss you. It is hard to fathom not speaking to you again in this life-time. This goodbye is bitter sweet because our hearts know you are with Papa making fun of us, fishing in heaven with many beautiful cars and holding us from a distance. This new form of communication will be more of us talking to you and you doing a lot of listening. I pray that you guide all of us through our grief as I know we all need some reassurance that it will be okay. I will cherish all of your heart felt messages, I will cherish your new-found spiritual awakening and healing. I will cherish my 30 years of hugs. The fact that you always cared for each and every one of your family members. I will never forget our car rides from IA to St Louis. Jokes you played on Leslie. Your laugh that filled the room. You truly enriched everyones life. I am not just saying that, I mean it. I love you so much! I will miss you! "I'll be seein' you"
-Danni
Sherri VanWeelden
04/16/2021
My son Tyler, and Lance went to high school together, and also attended UTI together. Some fond memories of those days. RIP Lance. You will be missed by so many.
Ann and Gary Speck
04/16/2021
Lance was such a wonderful guy! If Gary requested a song Lance didn't know...he would be back the next week playing it! He will be missed!
The Quindts
04/15/2021
This is such a shock to us. We literally just bought it a car from Lance. Lance wasnt just in it to sell us a car but had to make sure it was fit not only for us but for our kiddos. We were sitting in his cubical area as we were finishing up our paperwork and he just kept picking on our lil guy and kept telling him to take more and more candy lol ( not like our son needed any). Then our son who is 4 looks at Lance and tells him that the motorcycle in the show room wasnt real. Lance winked at me and disappeared only to come back and hop on the motorcycle and start it up just to prove to our son it was and making our son grin ear to ear. Lance truly lived his life to please others and he did just that! We hadnt known him much till this experience of buying a car but he had checked in multiple times and talked to him quite a bit after that as he truly became a friend and not just our car guy.
To the family thanks for blessing all our lives with such an amazing guy who touched everyone around hims heart!
RIP Lance you are and always will truly be missed! And thanks for being our lil mans motorcycle friend.
Deborah Kolb-Jackson
04/15/2021
Such a tragic loss. Lance was the kindest person, with the most gentle soul. Our family will miss him.
Paul Craft
04/15/2021
This is such a shock. What a great guy Lance was. My heart goes out to his family.
Scott Greif
04/15/2021
This is such a huge loss to all who loved and were loved by Lance. He was such a talented musician, but an even better friend and co-worker. RIP friend and to all of his family my condolences. 🙏
Dalton Huston
04/15/2021
Though I never met Lance directly, I have had the absolute pleasure of knowing those around him who helped shape his life. I hope you all know how special you are as you lean on each other in these difficult times. I know Lance is looking over his wonderful, inexplicably amazing family.
Mike Byars
04/15/2021
So sorry for your loss. Worked with him at Noble Ford a couple years. Was a good guy and musician.
Dick & Sue Ellen Hansen
04/15/2021
Our love and prayers are with all of you. . Lance was a pleasant young man and sold us a good car. He made sure it was right for us. Terry introduced him to us. If there in anything we can do, let us know.