Richard J. DeVries  91 of Jensen Beach, FL and Dennis Port died Monday March 20, 2017, after a period of declining health.

He was the beloved husband of the late Doris E. (Wickwire) DeVries.

He is survived by his children, Victoria Crowley of Watertown, Richard Jr. of Henderson, NV, Sheryl Hansen of South Yarmouth, and Robert of Northborough; a brother, Henry of Lacey, WA; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday March 27 in the Brewster Baptist Church, 1848 Main St., Brewster.

Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.

Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday March 26 in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997 or to Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714 www.lustgarten.org.

In this time of sorrow, may these promises from the Bible comfort Richard's dear family. Jehovah God is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. And he will wipe away the tears from all faces. Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 25:8 NWT. Peace be with you all.

Bob, we are truly sorry for your loss of your Dad. He will be missed and never forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Joan, and Kirstin during this very difficult time. -Jeff, Paula, Julia and James

Rick and Family "Hello Mr DeVries" is how I greeted your father hundreds of times over 50 years. I stopped by the Cape Cod house in Nov. 2015 soon after my mother died . Expecting to find Rick but instead found Mr DeVries watching an old 1950's Western on TV. Unfortunately he no longer recognized me anymore. I remember when he chewed me, Rick, Donald Haas, Paul Francis, Steve and Jim Matos, Louis Nardone, etc it was for good reason however he always has a wry smile on his face. He would drive us to high school in the winters of 69-71 in his old green truck ( I believe it was green or was that the Country Squire ?) I was amazed at how fast he could complete a carpentry job. He was involved with our various interests at the time: the Sunfish, ham radio, beefing up the Cougar, etc. He would see us off on the 1st day of fishing which was usually cold and resulted in no fish in Spy Pond. He would sit on the deck by the backyard pool after the work day - we enjoyed swimming in Spy Pond. Thank you for a lot of good memories and mentoring over the years. You were a good man

Thoughts and prayers to Rick,Bob and the DeVries Family. Jay Pinette

Dear DeVries family, My heart goes out to you for your loss. Your Dad was a wonderful man, so kind and gentle. I have such fond memories of him and your mom. He had the most compassionate smile. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Scotty, Richard and Chanel Miclette