Life Story for Robert J. Rickard
Robert J. Rickard, 80, of Brewster, NY, passed on February 1, 2019.
Robert was born to Joseph and Helen Rickard, February 16, 1938, in Queens, NY. He graduated from Power Memorial Academy in Manhattan, NY in 1955 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iona College in 1959. He married Barbara Schoeller in 1961, and they lived together for over 50 years in Brewster, NY. Together they raised four children.
He is survived by his wife and children: Lynn Wooley, Patricia (Christopher) Caridi and Suzanne (Michael) Moore of the Town of Southeast, NY and Robert S. (Kimberly) Rickard of Natick, MA, as well as ten grandchildren. His children remember him as a loving father and devoted husband.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Eileen Fernandez of Fort Walton Beach, FL. He also leaves behind his brother James (Patricia) Rickard of Hopewell Junction, NY. Robert spent most of his career as an accountant at IBM until he retired from a senior level position in 1994. After his retirement, he continued his relationship with the company, consulting for three years in Singapore to lead an effort to implement new financial systems.
A wake is scheduled for Thursday February 7, 2019 at 4pm-8pm at Beecher Funeral Home in Brewster, NY. A funeral mass will be held on Friday February 8, 2019, 10 am at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster, NY. A reception will follow at Las Mañanitas, Brewster, NY. Rev. Richard Gill will officiate the ceremony. The family requests that donations be made to Toys for Tots, https://www.toysfortots.org/donate/ and or American Cancer Society https://donate3.cancer.org.
Robert was born to Joseph and Helen Rickard, February 16, 1938, in Queens, NY. He graduated from Power Memorial Academy in Manhattan, NY in 1955 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iona College in 1959. He married Barbara Schoeller in 1961, and they lived together for over 50 years in Brewster, NY. Together they raised four children.
He is survived by his wife and children: Lynn Wooley, Patricia (Christopher) Caridi and Suzanne (Michael) Moore of the Town of Southeast, NY and Robert S. (Kimberly) Rickard of Natick, MA, as well as ten grandchildren. His children remember him as a loving father and devoted husband.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Eileen Fernandez of Fort Walton Beach, FL. He also leaves behind his brother James (Patricia) Rickard of Hopewell Junction, NY. Robert spent most of his career as an accountant at IBM until he retired from a senior level position in 1994. After his retirement, he continued his relationship with the company, consulting for three years in Singapore to lead an effort to implement new financial systems.
A wake is scheduled for Thursday February 7, 2019 at 4pm-8pm at Beecher Funeral Home in Brewster, NY. A funeral mass will be held on Friday February 8, 2019, 10 am at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in Brewster, NY. A reception will follow at Las Mañanitas, Brewster, NY. Rev. Richard Gill will officiate the ceremony. The family requests that donations be made to Toys for Tots, https://www.toysfortots.org/donate/ and or American Cancer Society https://donate3.cancer.org.