Richard D. Shields Jr.

Richard D. Shields, Jr.
December 1, 1981 ~ August 27, 2023
Richard "Richy" Dennis Shields Jr, 41 of New Windsor, New York passed away at his home on August 27th, 2023.
He was born on December 1, 1981, in Panama City, Florida. He was the son of Richard Dennis Shields Sr and Lorie Colleen Shields. Richard grew up with his 3 brothers and had the ability to travel and live all over the world because of his father's dedicated service of 22 years to the United States Air Force. Richard graduated from Marlboro Central High School in New York in 2000. Richard had a love of reading, music, art, comics, animals, anime and Marvel discussions with his niece and Goddaughter Irelynn. Richard was known for his sense of humor, sarcasm and empathy. He was the world's best son. After the passing of his father, he made sure that his mother was taken care of. He was employed by the United States Army at West Point as a maintenance mechanic under DPW. Last April was his 10-year anniversary of service at West Point.
He is survived by his loving mother Lorie. He was predeceased by his father Richard in 2017. He is also survived by his brothers Robert and wife Andrea Agajanian, James "Ronny" and his wife Rhiannon, and Jacob and his partner Pamela Jones. He is survived by his two nieces, Irelynn and Lakin Shields and nephew, Wesley Shields. He was an exemplary and loving Godfather to Irelynn and was baptized at Christ Episcopal Church in Marlboro, NY to take on that responsibility. He is also survived by his beloved pets Isabella, Snowball, and Bootz the cat.
A wake will be held at Brooks funeral home on Friday, the first of September between the hours of 4 and 7pm. A funeral will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in Marlboro, NY on Saturday, September 2nd at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) online at autisticadvocacy.org