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RICHARD GREENFIELD Obituary

GREENFIELD--Dr. Richard Kenneth, died on August 7, 2022, in Boulder, Colorado. At 96 years old, this preeminent historian was born August 24, 1925 in New York City. Dr Greenfield was a teacher and college administrator, the founding President of Sullivan County Community College, a founding President of Mercer County Community College, the Chancellor for St. Louis County Community College District, and the Executive Director for the College Consortium of International Studies in New York City. Richard's great love and wife for 72 years, Greta, preceded him in death by nine months. They leave behind their children, Wynne Weingarden, Laura Greenfield, Robert Greenfield with his wife Karen Greenfield, and William Greenfield, and their grandchildren, Jennifer Oriel, Hannah Greenfield, Miles Greenfield, Coco Greenfield, Davis Arney, and Galen Arney.

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Published by New York Times on Sep. 18, 2022.

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