RICHARD BORDEN
Oct. 29, 1925-Dec. 20, 2012
Richard W. Borden, 87, of Newport, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. He died peacefully, surrounded by children and close friends.
Family and friends will gather at Munden's Funeral Home, Morehead City, Thursday, Dec. 27, from 5 until 7 p.m. A service of remembrance will follow for the sharing of stories, memories and readings in his honor.
Dr. Borden was born on Oct. 29, 1925, in Goldsboro. He was the son of Paul Lambert Borden and Martha Gold Winstead Borden. After serving his country as a Navy Corpsman in WWII, he pursued his education in medical training at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University in the practice of Family Medicine. For over 30 years, he served as a physician, first in his hometown of Goldsboro, then in Morehead City. Dr. Borden was a founding trustee of North Carolina Outward Bound School and continued to participate with the school as long as he was able.
"Doc" was an avid outdoorsman whose interests included a compassionate love and study of all things natural, and a lifetime involvement in Scouting. In 2004 he, along with 99 other veterans of WWII were invited to France by the French Government to participate in the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
Only days before his death, he was awarded by the U.S. Army the Bronze Star and Medical Combat Badge for his service in the Normandy invasion.
He is survived by sons, Paul C. Borden, Richard "Bo" Borden Jr.; daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Borden, Martha Mayo, Mariah Ogunda and Carmen Borden; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations to North Carolina Outward Bound School (2582 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC 28805) or flowers would be gratefully appreciated.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mundenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City.
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Published in Obituaries on December 27, 2012 1:48 PM