Richard J. McNamara

McNamara, Richard J.
Richard J. McNamara, a longtime resident of Fairfield, died July 11, 2014. At the time of his death, he was a resident of the Executive House in Bridgeport.
He was born November 15, 1922 in Boston, MA, the son of Agnes Hussey Keating and John T. McNamara. Mr. McNamara graduated from the Milford Country Day School, Harvard College (Class of 1945 cum laude), and the Harvard Law School (Class of 1950). He was a third generation at Harvard, his Father was a member of the Class of 1920 and his Grandfather a member of the Class of 1883. While at Harvard he was a member of the varsity swimming team. Dick was a loyal alumnus of Harvard and a member of the Harvard Club of New York City for 62 years.
In 1942, he was drafted into the United States Army. After graduating from an Army officer's training school, he was appointed a Second Lieutenant. At the end of World War II, he was a Captain in the United States Army serving primarily on the Pacific front.
For many years he was a lawyer in the law department of FMC Corporation, first in New York City, and then in Philadelphia. His personal interests included a passion for history. He was an avid squash player, principally at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia where he was a member for several years. He loved horses and was devoted to his horse, Andrew Jackson. He was a member of the Fairfield County Hunt Club, and was active in beagling in Fairfield County.
He is survived by his brother J. Donald McNamara. A funeral Mass was held July 15 at Our Lady of the Assumption and the burial took place the same day in the McNamara family plot in the Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield.