Richard Kreshtool

Richard “Rick” Evan Kreshtool passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at the age of 67, two and a half years after being diagnosed with brain cancer. He is survived by his children, Eve Kreshtool and Lee Kreshtool, his partner, Michelle Carano, and his brothers, Daniel (Susan) Kreshtool and Jeff (Heller) Kreshtool. Rick was born on January 27, 1959 in Wilmington, Delaware, to Constance and Bernard Kreshtool. After graduating from Harvard College, where he studied Studio Art, he moved to New York City to attend Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, where he earned his M.Arch. He lived in New York City for the remainder of his life, where he was a practicing architect, avid artist, golfer and mandolin player. Most importantly, he was a loving, thoughtful and fun father, partner, brother and friend. To know him was to love him and he will be missed terribly. May his memory be for a blessing.

A funeral service will be held at Riverside Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, November 17 at 10 am. Following the service, he will be laid to rest at Beth Emeth Memorial Park, in Wilmington, Delaware, near his mother and father. The graveside service will be at 3 pm with visiting starting at 6 pm and Shiva service starting at 7 pm at the home of Susan and Daniel Kreshtool. The following day in New York City, there will be visiting starting at 4 pm and a Shiva service at 6 pm at the home of Michelle Carano. On Thursday, November 19, in Baltimore, Maryland, there will be visiting starting at 6:30 pm and Shiva service at 7 pm at the home of Jeff and Heller Kreshtool.