G. Richard Locke MD, loving husband, father, and grandfather, dedicated physician and avid golfer, passed away suddenly from a cardiac arrhythmia on August 29, 2009. He was traveling from his summer home in Longville, Minnesota to his home in Decatur, Illinois. Dr. Locke was born on January 12, 1937 in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana where he met Judy Blang. They both graduated from DePauw and then were married August 2, 1958. He received his MD from Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio where he was Alpha Omega Alpha and then trained in Radiology at the University of Iowa. After serving in the Army from 1966 to 1968, the Lockes moved to Decatur, Illinois. He came to Decatur Memorial Hospital to bring cancer care to the community and was later the Chairman of the Department of Radiology at DMH until his retirement in 2002. He was a Fellow in the American College of Radiology and served on the Board of Trustees of DePauw University and Millikin University.

He is survived by his wife Judy Locke. His four sons Giles Richard Locke III MD (Jean) of Rochester, Minnesota; Jonathan Locke MD (Kathy) of Decatur, Illinois; Mark Locke MD (Sarah) of Columbia, South Carolina; and J. Michael Locke JD, MBA (Heather) of Western Springs, Illinois and 14 grandchildren Katherine and Giles Richard Locke IV (Chip); Madeline, Emily, Anna and Jack; Elllie, Charles, Henry and William; and J. Michael (Skip), Catherine, Caroline and Graham. Also surviving are his sisters Jane Thompson (Jim) of Flandreau, South Dakota, and Helen Layden (Jim) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Funeral services were held on Friday, September 4, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church in Decatur. Dr. Locke will be interred in his family hometown of Flandreau, South Dakota.

At his retirement, The G Richard Locke MD Fund was created at Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation. Dr. Locke dedicated his career to providing compassionate care to all his patients in their time of greatest need.