Richard Thomas DeMarsico, age 80, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday morning, October 24, 2019 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro with his family at his side. Mr. DeMarsico was born in New York, New York in the Harlem Neighborhood to the late Thomas Andrew and Pearl Dorothy Miller DeMarsico. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Theresa DeMarsico and their son, Mark DeMarsico. Richard is survived by his wife, Deirdre DeMarsico; daughter, Dawn Falkowski and her husband John; daughter in law, Gina DeMarsico; and grandchildren, Anthony DeMarsico, Quentin Falkowski, Savannah DeMarsico, Brittany Falkowski and Dominique DeMarsico. Services for Mr. DeMarsico will be on the afternoon of Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Five O’clock at Roselawn Funeral Home with Mike Norris officiating. Placement will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery in Danbury, Connecticut at a later date. Friends are cordially invited to visitation Sunday afternoon from half past Three till the service begins at Five O’clock.
Richard was a car guy his whole life. He owned 3 gas stations and realized his dream when he opened DeMarsico Pontiac, Oldsmobile and GMC in Brewster, NY. He spent the later part of his career working for himself as a previously owned auto broker. He loved the thrill of going to the auto auction and trying to outbid other brokers and then taking the cars he won and selling them to the public. The joke was that Richard would leave home in the morning in one car and return home that evening in a completely different car or multiple cars in the same day.
Richard's motto was "it doesn't cost anything to be nice to someone." He was a great mentor and joke teller. Above of all, he loved to cook and entertain friends and family. He was especially pleased to have gone to the country of his families' origin, Italy.
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