Springfield, Massachusetts
Richard Downs 1938 - 2012 CHICOPEE - Richard "Dickie" Downs, 74, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Dickie was born in Fitchburg, MA on July 18, 1938 to Dot Caswell and Charles P. Downs. He graduated in 1956 from Springfield Trade School, where he...
Read MoreThinking of Dickie because I remembered his birthday. I owe him so much because he suggested to his friend Rick Owen to join Parents without Partners where Rick and I met, fell in love and married, together for 32 1/2 years, I lost my beloved husband this past January to covid so, they are together again now! Thank you so much Dickie.
Rose Owen
July 20, 2021 | Friend
Dickie "best man" with Rick "groom" July 4, 1997
August 03, 2012
Dickie was the best man at our wedding 15 years ago and a friend to my husband Rick for many years previous. We just recently saw him after finding out he was sick and it was so good to see him even though the circumstances of course could have been better. He was so happy to reconnect and shockingly we got a note card from him today 8/3, 3 weeks after his passing, saying simply he was grateful for our visit (I think the wrong zip code slowed down delivery). He will be missed but, I feel he's...
Rose & Rick Owen
August 03, 2012 | Spfld, MA
I've known Dick for ten years. We met as drivers for GSSS. He struck me as being a "genuine" guy and was fun to work with. I enjoyed training with him. He was always very respectable, and made me feel at ease learning the new route; very easy to get along with. He also liked to verbalize, as did my father, so we got along fine. Over the years, after having left GSSS, I would often run into him either down at the Y or at one of his delivery locations, which happened to be my mother's next...
Vivian Walker-Duncan
July 26, 2012 | Spfld, MA
Alison and I wish to express our sincere sympathy to the family. We were very sorry to hear of Dickie's passing.
MaryAnn Surridge and Alison Downs
MaryAnn Surridge
July 26, 2012 | Springfield, MA
My deepest condolences to the family of Dick. I worked with him for 5 years at GSSS. He was always loud and opinionated but we all loved him because it was all in good fun. He will be missed.
Mike DeCarolis
July 25, 2012