Photo by Susan Laume/The Connection
Lake Accotink Park’s McLaren-Sargent hilltop pavilion as it appears today overlooking the park marina and picnic area.
Commander Richard E. Sargent USN (Retired), formerly of Springfield, died in hospice care in Madison Wisconsin on Nov. 28, 2020. During his years in Springfield’s Ravensworth community, Sargent, and his wife Martha, were active community members, with a particular interest in Lake Accotink Park. Sargent also served on the Park Authority Advisory Council. He and his neighbor, Chet McLaren, were honored for their volunteerism in 1999 with dedication of the McLaren-Sargent Pavillion. The Sargents were further honored by the Board of Supervisors on May 26, 2006, with the proclamation of Dick and Martha Sargent day.