Richard Allen Pinkham

Richard was born in 1941 to Archibald (Earl) and Edith (Knapp) Pinkham, and was brother to the late Grafton Pinkham of Newcastle, WA and to Judith Farley of Portsmouth, VA.

Richard worked for many years as an oil burner technician in the Boston area. In his free time he enjoyed creating stained glass, fishing and watching movies with his family.

He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor (Vogel) Pinkham and preceded in death by his son Scott and daughter Christine. Richard is survived by his daughters Debbie Gallant and her husband Rick of Fitchburg, MA and Cheryl Caliri and her husband Bruce of Pawtucket, RI. He was the beloved grandfather of Jake Gallant and Cody Gallant of Fitchburg, MA; Jesse Lema and her husband Wayne of West Warwick, RI, Jordan Caliri, Hannah Caliri, Hope Bedoya and her husband Matthew, and Joshua Caliri of Pawtucket, RI. Richard was the great-grandfather of Riley, Greyson and Lilian Lema of West Warwick, RI.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Richard’s memory to Bright Focus Foundation for Macular Degeneration Research, https://support.brightfocus.org