Richard Arlen Weidner 

February 11, 1938 – September 8, 2021

Richard Arlen Weidner (Dick) was born February 11, 1938, to Alberta (Simmons) and William Weidner in Dayton, Ohio.  He played numerous sports in his youth and was a star football and baseball player at Miamisburg High School – graduating Class of 1956.  During his collegiate years, he worked at Lowe Brothers Paint.  He graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in Chemical Engineering.  He married his high school sweetheart, Harriette Bliss in 1962 and they recently celebrated their 59th anniversary.  Lowe Brothers became part of Sherwin Williams, where his career spanned for over 40 years.  A promotion led to a relocation from Miamisburg, OH to St. John, IN to work in Chicago as a Chemical Engineer in the Chemical Coatings Division.  He holds a patent for his work on Polane Polyurethane Coating and is in the Sherwin Williams Hall of Fame. Following his retirement, the Weidners moved to Crossville, Tennessee.  His hobbies included fishing, woodworking, gardening, especially growing roses.  He became a Master Gardener and Consulting Rosarian and served as the President of the Cookeville Tennessee Rose Society.  He propagated a hybrid rose recognized by the American Rose Society called Sweet Harriette.  He received multiple awards for his work in the field of Roses.  Family, Food, Friends, and Football were also things he loved.  He is survived by Harriette, as well as his brother Lee Weidner and sister Joyce (Joe) Woolf – both of Miamisburg, OH.  He was father to Mark (Molly) Weidner of Monument, CO, Mitzi (Dale) DeYoung of Delphi, IN, and Lisa (Christophe) Robin of Round Rock, TX.  Proud grandfather to Melissa, Andrew, Sydney, Madison, Mason, and Davis and great grandfather to Brodie, Rhett, and Case.  There will be a Celebration of Life, on October 15th from 2:00 P.M. to 5 P.M., at the Deer Run Lodge Event Center 10489 Dayton Cincinnati Pike, Miamisburg, OH.

Donations in his memory can be made to:  

Buff Weidner Memorial Scholarship Fund 

Farmers & Merchants Bank

41 S. First St.

Miamisburg, OH  45342