RICHARD BURNS

1937 - 2021

BURNS--Richard E. "Dick," died on November 17, 2021 surrounded by his family. Dick was born on May 27, 1937 in New York City to Edith and Ernest Burns. He grew up in Lake Success, NY and graduated from Great Neck High School. He was a very proud graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME and New York University Law School. Dick raised his family in Chappaqua, NY, lived there for 50 years and served on the New Castle town board as a council member and subsequently two terms as town supervisor. He was appointed by the New York State Governor to serve as the chairman of the Westchester County Parkway Commission. Dick practiced law for nearly 60 years, starting with the Federal Trade Commission, leaving to enter private practice, for many years with his brother, Bruce and then later as solo practitioner sharing management with his wife Martha. He is predeceased by his parents Edith and Ernest Burns, brother Bruce, and is survived by his wife of 40 years, Martha Burns, his children and their spouses; Lisa Burns and her partner Suzanne Barg, Paul Burns and his wife Kristin Jhamb, stepchildren William Cossum and Carol Maher and her husband Michael; and his grandchildren Alexandra and Rachel Burns, and Colleen and Megan Maher, and nieces Enid and Rebecca Burns. The family will celebrate Dick in the coming weeks and are planning a memorial service at Mere Point in the summer of 2022. In lieu of flowers, Dick would have appreciated donations be sent to The Bowdoin College Alumni Fund directed to the Class of 1958 Scholarship fund (https://www.bowdoin.edu/ alumni-families/giving- opportunities/annual-giving/alumni-fund.html). The Gathering Place of Brunswick, ME (http://brunswickgathering place.org/contribute/), OASIS Free Clinics of Brunswick, ME https://oasisfreeclinics.org or the charity of your choice. Services are in the care of Funeral Alternatives, 46 Bath Rd. Brunswick. Condolences may be shared at: www.Funeralalternatievs.net