Apr 30, 2021
GWINN, MI – Richard Frank ‘Dick’ Nowaczyk, 74, of Gwinn, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, at UP Health System Marquette while in the care of his loving family.
Dick was born Feb. 19, 1947, in Rogers City, Michigan, to Ignatius and Lucille (Nowak) Nowaczyk and graduated from Rogers City High School, Class of 1965. Following high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War. He would go on to become a warrant officer and spend 20 years as an Army helicopter pilot.
The Army afforded Dick the opportunity to see the world, serving in Japan, Germany, Alaska and at bases across the Southern United States.