William Richard “Ricky” Bean, 52 of Leonardtown, MD, passed away on November 19, 2014 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in LaPlata, MD. Born July 10, 1962, in Leonardtown, MD, he is the son of the late William Edward and Joyce Robertson Bean. He is the brother of Linda (Duncan) Lepper and Joan Bean (Chris Axtell), and step-son of Joyce Bean. In addition to his sisters, he is survived by his niece, Lydia Lepper, nephew, Richard Lepper, and aunt, Frances Bean Titus. He attended St Michael’s Elementary School and Great Mills High School. He took classes at the St Mary’s County Technical Center to learn the trade of welding but he was a self-taught “Master Mechanic”. At an early age, Ricky watched his father work on lawnmowers, cars, trucks and tractors. He would work for hours even past dark on a piece of machinery until he got it running. There was nothing that he could not fix. As a child, he enjoyed building model cars, trucks and airplanes. He had a great deal of patience working with small parts. He was a walking book of knowledge when it came to knowing the names and models of any car […]
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