Richard A. Roman died peacefully, surrounded by his family, following a long illness on September 20, 2025 at the age of 89. Richard was the beloved husband and sweetheart of Susan Roman for 64 years, son of the late Harriette and David Roman, brother of the late Melvin Roman, father to Jody (Peter) Gordon, Beth (Wes) Roman, the late Shelly (Philip) Abellera, and David (Heather Mekkelson) Roman, proud grandfather of Miles Gordon, Madeline Abellera, Charlotte Abellera, Zea Roman, Julius Frace, and brother-in-law to William (Laura) Shucart, and the late Janice Shucart.
Richard was best known for his sense of humor, his kind heart, his trustworthiness, integrity, honesty, morality, and, especially, for his love of family. He was a mensch!
His wide-ranging interests included photography, birding, cooking and baking, computer technology, motorcycles, reading, music, and plays.
Richard was born in Chicago and spent part of his youth in St. Louis, MO. He returned to Chicago to earn his BSBA degree from Roosevelt University. His career moved from manager of financial services to head of information technology departments.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Sarcoma Research at the University of California-San Francisco. Checks should be made payable to UCSF Foundation, noting: Sarcoma Research Fund (BO381 Dr. Varun Monga) in memory
of Richard Roman. The address is UCSF Foundation, PO Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339. Or, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
Services are private, and a celebration of life will be held at a later date to be announced.
May his memory be a blessing!
