Richard Charles Lippincott

RICHARD CHARLES LIPPINCOTT, of Little Rock, Ark., died at St. Vincent's Hospital, Little Rock, Ark. from complications of congestive heart failure. Richard was born May 27, 1929, Baltimore, Md. He is survived by his son, Christopher Lippincott; his daughters, Jillen Lippincott, and Charlotte Lippincott McHugh; and his granddaughters, Caroline and Sarah McHugh; and Jacqueline Petit, a dear family friend. A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry, Dr. Lippincott advocated for the mentally ill his entire working life. He directed the mental health programs for the states of New Hampshire, Louisiana and Oregon. Dr. Lippincott was a professor or assistant professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont Medical School, Tulane School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical School and UAMS among others. He also advocated for the inclusion of mental health care coverage in state and federal health insurance programs testifying before state legislatures and congress. Arrangements by Roller-Chenal Funeral Home 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Ark. (501) 224-8300. Donations in his name may be made to the Alzheimer's Association P.O Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090 Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.