Richard Noland Obituary Noland, Richard Fewell of Orono, died of cancer on Friday, Dec. 18, eleven days short of his 87th birthday, leaving his wife, Jane Thomas Noland, after 54 years of laughter and mutual devotion; son, Richard Thomas Noland; daughter, Mimi Noland. Others in his extended family are his cousin Sallie Jones (Craig) and her sons, Adam Jones (Brooke) and Peter Jones, and daughter, Kate Young (Andrew), all of Des Moines, IA; other caring cousins in England, Texas, Alabama, Virginia, and Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents, advertising innovator R. R. Noland and short-story author Felix Noland. He loved his family and friends, and he loved his profession of creating advertising, at BBDO, at Campbell Mithun, and for 20 years in his own business in the top floor of the Ivy Tower in downtown Minneapolis. He created concepts and copy for such accounts as Toro, 3M, Hamms Beer, and Delta Dental. During World War II he interrupted a chemical engineering major at University of Minnesota to serve with the 192nd General Hospital of the army of the United States in a burn unit based in Cirencester, England. He told of flying in silent gliders to France to rescue wounded from the battlefield and transport them by plane back to the station hospital in England. He returned stateside to graduate in English from the university in 1948. He is a former member of the University of Minnesota's English Advisory Board. He was a man of enthusiasms-for music of almost every genre, from classical and early jazz to the Beatles and beyond, and for passenger trains and road trips, Lake Superior's North Shore, tools and how things work, the artistry of practical objects well made, and antiques that tell of past generations' everyday lives. He was excited by good writing, good art, and good design. Although he had many talents of his own, he preferred to encourage the talents of others. Friends of all ages have been energized by his endless curiosity. He was an ad man, but also a magician, piano player, riverboat captain of the restored "Vagabond" (a sister to Minnetonka's "Minnehaha"), all-around craftsman, occasional prankster, news junkie, scientific kite-flyer, storyteller, swimmer and windsurfer, tennis player, soda jerk, and Dr. Doolittle-like communicator with animals, especially dogs. Dick Noland is known for great hugs and his "go for it!" way of making people believe in their own possibilities. Many will recall indelible conversations around his antique soda fountain in the kitchen, a neighborhood hangout where he scooped out ice cream and joy. He bequeaths his playfulness, his wisdom, and his life-loving energy to all who knew him. Dick made life fun. At his request, there will be no service. He will be remembered at a celebration in the spring of 2010. Any memorials may be sent to the Encampment Forest Bridge Fund, 19330 Jackson St. NE, Cedar, MN 55011, or to the Richard F. Noland Fellowship in English, 5546, University of Minnesota Foundation, CM3854, P.O. Box 70870, St. Paul, MN 55170. David Lee Funeral Home Wayzata 952-473-5577