Free Obituary Search for Richard

Obituaries Related to "Richard" from New York Times Archive

Richard Marek, Editor of Hemingway, Baldwin and Ludlum, Dies at 86

He shepherded more than 300 books into print, including James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” and Robert Ludlum’s “The Bourne Identity.”

Richard Bartlett, Legislator Who Fought New York’s Death Penalty, Dies at 89

Mr. Bartlett oversaw a reorganization of the state’s courts and led a commission that virtually abolished capital punishment in 1965.

Paid Notice: Deaths BAXTER, RICHARD S.

BAXTER--Richard S. 93, on April 8, 2005, of natural causes, in Peterborough, NH. He and his wife Katherine Iriving Baxter, who died in January, 2005, were formerly residents of Rye and Southampton, NY. He was a graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School, and was with the firm of Duer, Strong and Whitehead in New York City until his retirement. He served in WWII as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. He loved the outdoors, was an avid, experienced sailor and enthusiastic fisherman. He is surv ...

Richard Boone, Johnson Aide and Advocate on Poverty, Dies at 86

Mr. Boone led private liberal groups pursuing political and social change.

Richard Booth, Self-Crowned King of Used Books, Dies at 80

He transformed a fading Welsh town into a tourist magnet by buying books in bulk from colleges, libraries, defunct wholesalers and collectors’ estates.

Richard Bradshaw, Opera Director, Dies at 63

Richard Bradshaw was the conductor and general director of the Canadian Opera Company who pushed through the construction of a major new opera house in Toronto.

Paid Notice: Deaths BRAYER, RICHARD

BRAYER-Richard, age 65, died peacefully on November 26, 2000 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is survived by family and friends. He is loved and will be missed by all. Services were private. Donations can be made to the New England Veterans Shelter, 20 Court St, Boston, MA 02108.

Little Richard, Flamboyant Wild Man of Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 87

Delving deeply into the wellsprings of gospel music and the blues, and screaming as if for his very life, he created something new, thrilling and dangerous.

Richard Lapointe, Exonerated in a Murder Case, Dies at 74

Advocates worked for decades to free him in the murder of his wife’s grandmother in Connecticut; in 2015 a court finally agreed.

Richard Cole, 103, Last Survivor of Doolittle Raid on Japan, Dies

He was Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the first airstrike against the Japanese homeland, an event that buoyed Americans still reeling from Pearl Harbor.