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Richard Femia Obituary

Richard R. Femia, 78, of Rye, NH formerly of Arlington, MA, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Edith (Jepson) Femia. Devoted father of Veronica Femia and her husband Soracha of Salisbury MA, Robin Shepherd of Auckland NZ and Richard Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Arlington MA. Loving grandfather Grumpy of Veronica and P.J. Shepherd and Richard III and Joseph Femia. Brother of Frances Tillie Gatt of Woburn and Joseph Femia of Billerica, the late Joan Mizzoni of Bedford and the late James Femia of Chelmsford. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Prior to his retirement at the seacoast he was employed by the town of Arlington where he was born and raised. One of his true passions was coaching youth football. Expressions of sympathy can be made in Richards memory to Arlington Pop Warner c/o Becky Johnson 32 Greeley Circle, Arlington, MA 02474. Services will be private upon his request.

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Published by The Arlington Advocate from May 16 to May 25, 2017.

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Cynthia D´Auria

May 12, 2025

Rich,
I know all of your family misses you so much .I also think of you laughing and telling those funny jokes w/we were in Mrs Bray´s class...It was all your fault that she wanted to kick us out...Missing your jokes and wonderful personality.

Robin

May 10, 2025

Miss you dad and so does everyone else. 8 years have past.

Cynthia D´Auria

May 10, 2024

Well Rich it´s been a longtime since you called me "Brillo" and made me laugh so hard! Missing you and your humor which we enjoyed in Mrs Brays class.
I will see you when I get there, and we can laugh again~
Cynthia~

Cynthia D´Auria

May 10, 2023

Rich you sure are missed! Does not seem as tho the years have past. I hope when we meet one day you will be a comical as always ...Till we meet again~
Cynthia D´Auria

Cynthia D´Auria

May 14, 2022

For one fantastic human being, Rich was always one of the most comical people I have known. A sense of humor that could not be matched.My condolences to Edie, Veronica, Robyn, and Richie jr. I know he has left a space in all hearts who knew him and cared.
See you in Heaven Rich, have some jokes for all of us.

robin shepherd

May 11, 2022

Just chatted with ma on your anniversary, and we couldn't believe its been 5 years. miss you dad. xx

Art Kelley

May 10, 2022

It´s been 5 years since you left us Richie. I still think of you and remember your crazy antics and wit. God bless you brother. Til we meet again and have a beer together, say hello to Tillie, Jo jo and the rest of the family.

Susan Ramirez

May 22, 2017

My thoughts and prayers to the Femia family. Such fun childhood memories of Dick. Such a tease. He was at his best on Halloween climbing up the fire escape in a knit hat pretending he was breaking in. Had me so scared. And those eyes! I will never forget his beautiful eyes.

Ed and Gen Ramirez

May 22, 2017

Our condolences go out to Edith, Veronica, Robin and Richie. Dick was quite a guy. Rest In Peace our friend.

Kim Kudym

May 18, 2017

Remembering my Uncle Richie with fondness, all the "naughty" poems he taught me and I memorized and have since taught my nephews, the teasing me of my childhood crush, "Not Matthew!" just to make my face turn red, counting to ten to see if I could keep a straight face while he tried to make me laugh, helping my dad build a patio at our house with his plumber pants on and then decades later surprising him with my 7th grade students at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre while on a field trip. I loved him very much and so thankful for the joy and memories he brought to my childhood!

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