Dr. Richard Meldrum passed away on August 26, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family - Maria his wife of 25 years, his daughters Wendy Michelle and Amanda Lacey Meldrum (Roy Holt), his brother Scott (Mary) and his niece and nephews.

Richard was born on December 4, 1945 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late James and Evelyn Meldrum. He went on to become an orthodontist, and at age 25 he became the youngest professor of dentistry at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He was the second orthodontist to open a practice in Farmington and had a thriving practice for 47 years. Richard was also a popular fitness instructor for over 25 years, with 19 years at Lifetime Fitness. Richard will be missed by many.

Dr. Meldrum attended Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana on a football scholarship, and was admitted to the University of Michigan Dental School at the age of 19. After graduation from Dental school, at the suggestion of his Michigan professors, Dr. Meldrum enrolled in the Orthodontic postgraduate program at the University of Montreal. At Montreal, Dr. Meldrum won the highest student award given by the American Association of Orthodontics, the Milo Hellman First Research Award. After completing orthodontics school, Dr. Mildrum returned to Michigan and became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics, and also started his orthodontic practice in Farmington on Orchard Lake Road.

Dr. Meldrum holds an American Board of Orthodontics certification, an Omicron Kappa Upsilon academic membership, and is a member of the American Association of Orthodontics, the Michigan Orthodontics Society, the Great Lakes Orthodontic Society, the American Dental Association, the Michigan Dental Association, and the Oakland County Dental Society.

A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, October 9th at 10:00 am at Church of Transfiguration, 25225 Code Road, Southfield, Michigan 48033.