Leahy, Richard J.
June 30, 1928 - March 6, 2011
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Funeral Mass
Friday, March 11, 2011 | 1:00pm
Incarnation Catholic Church
Sarasota, Florida |
Visitation
Thursday, March 10, 2011 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Palms-Robarts Funeral Home
170 Honore Ave., Sarasota, Florida 34232
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Richard J. Leahy, 82, of
Sarasota, passed away peacefully at home on March 6,
2011. At his side was Noreen, his beloved wife of 59
years.
In addition to his wife Noreen, he leaves behind his
five children, daughter and son-in-law, Ellen and Kirk
Shultz of Beacon Falls, CT; son, Richard Leahy, Jr. of
Northvale, NJ; son, Michael Leahy of Hackensack, NJ;
daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Arthur Smith of
Amityville, NY; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and
Kenneth Foote of Bedford, NH; 13 loving grandchildren,
Timothy Shultz, Kate (Justin) Rozen, Kacie Leahy,
Richard Leahy, Kirsten Leahy, Chelsea Leahy, Taylor
Leahy, Patrick Smith, Ronald Smith, Ryan Foote, Cameron
Foote, Sean Foote and Danny Foote and many devoted and
loving nieces and nephews.
Born in New York City, NY, Richard graduated from
Manhattan College in 1951 with a degree in Civil
Engineering. He worked for thirty-five years for the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. During that
time he oversaw many exciting and innovative projects,
including Newark and La Guardia Airports. Richard was a
member of The Moles, since 1986. He was a Licensed
Professional Engineer and enjoyed every single day of
his career with the Port Authority.
He was a very community minded
person and was active in the Knights of Columbus and St.
Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church in Englewood, New
Jersey. Richard was renowned for his potato salad and
his Irish Soda Bread, and of course, no party was
complete without his rendition of Danny Boy. Since
retiring in 1988, Richard and Noreen have enjoyed a very
active and rich life, traveling, golfing and especially
enjoying their grandchildren.
Visitation: Thursday, March 10, 2011 from 2:00pm to
5:00pm at Palms-Robarts Funeral Home, Sarasota.
Funeral Mass: Friday, March 11, 2011 at 1:00pm at Church
of the Incarnation Catholic Church, Sarasota.
Memorial donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to
Tidewell Hospice, Inc. in Sarasota in Richard's memory.
Arrangements under the direction of
Palms-Robarts Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL.
There
will be a "Memorial Service" for Dick Leahy on:
Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 11:00 am at:
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
199 Walnut Street, Northvale, NJ
Phone: (201) 768-1177
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