Richard Dick Koella
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Richard Dick Koella

  • July 17, 2012
  • Knoxville, Tennessee
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“Dick has been a dear friend, advisor, and role model since I was a teenager. I will miss him, but he lives on in many that he loved and nutured. I am...Read More » ”
1 of 12 | Posted by: Danny Overbey - Knoxville, TN

“In reviewing my father's memorials, I read Mr. Koella's announcement online, and thought, What a wonderful statement of Mr. Koella's life. He...Read More » ”
2 of 12 | Posted by: Shannon M. Holland - Knoxville, TN

“I know my parents, Anne and Francis Painter, would join me and my sister Anne joins me in our condolences to the family. My father thought the world...Read More » ”
3 of 12 | Posted by: Avalyn Painter Sepaniak - TN

“Dick Koella was a great friend and we shared lots of fun family memories. He was a gentleman and so kind! We will miss him a lot. Sincerely, Doug...Read More » ”
4 of 12 | Posted by: Catherine and Doug Traver

“My thoughts and deepest prayers are with the family of Dick Koella, who was outstanding In his area, church, fraternity, U. T., and a role model to...Read More » ”
5 of 12 | Posted by: Betty Davidson Frierson - TN

“What a gentleman! Dick Koella was a friend to so many--his Sigma Alpha Epsilon Brothers, the undergraduates of the Chapter (he WAS Mr. SAE!), and...Read More » ”
6 of 12 | Posted by: Bert Sams - Knoxville, TN

“My thoughts and deepest sympathy are with the family of Dick Koella and the many who admired and loved him. Dick was outstanding in this area, in...Read More » ”
7 of 12 | Posted by: Betty Davidson Frierson (Mrs. Lauraance W., II) - TN

“Many thanks to Dick for sharing his time, talents and treasures with so many young men through his mentorship SAE, Tennessee Kappa. His influence...Read More » ”
8 of 12 | Posted by: Mott Ford - TN

“Eula Gray and I would like to offer our condolences to the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. ”
9 of 12 | Posted by: A.B. & Eula Gray Goddard

“I will always cherish being enlisted by Mr. Koella in 1980 to help bring the Tennessee Kappa SAE chapter back to its former glory and strength, which...Read More » ”
10 of 12 | Posted by: Jim Hamlin - Wildwood, MO

“Dick was my daddy's best friend growing up. He was such a warm, vibrant person and a true friend to our whole family. Dick and Angy treated my sister...Read More » ”
11 of 12 | Posted by: Mary Ann Lockett Tally - NC

“Thank you for dedicating so many years of your life to mentoring young people. Phi Alpha Doug Collins 1986 TN Kappa ”
12 of 12 | Posted by: Doug Collins - morristown, TN


Koella, Richard Adolf – age 89, of Knoxville passed away Tuesday, July 17 after a courageous battle cancer . Dick was the sole surviving son of Ernest Koella and Mary Carolina Koella. A graduate of the McCallie School and the University of Tennessee, and a World War II veteran of the US Army, European theater, Dick retired as an officer of Rockford Manufacturing, the oldest manufacturing concern in the state. He was married fifty eight years to the former Angelyn Donaldson of Knoxville, Aunt Angie. A lifelong member of New Providence Presbyterian Church, Maryville, and the Republican Party, Dick was the first Mayor of his hometown, Rockford Tennessee. He was a longtime chapter advisor and past president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Tennessee Kappa chapter . He was "Uncle Dick" to three generations of Koellas, Donaldsons, Vestals, Austins, and Kennerlys among them a host of Volunteers and a smattering of Vanderbilt graduates. A memorial service will be held at New Providence Presbyterian Church, Maryville, at 2pm Monday July 23 with receiving of friends to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Donaldson Library at Webb School of Knoxville, New Providence Presbyterian Church, or the Mitt Romney presidential campaign. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Online condolences at www.rosemortuary.com