Richard Howard Coan

Richard Howard Coan

Fort Pierce, FL

Richard Howard Coan, 85, of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. He was born July 17, 1930 in Boston, MA to Bernard Coan and Jeanette Dunsky Coan. He grew up in Boston and Brookline, MA and graduated from Brookline High School and later received degrees in chemistry and pharmacy from Northeastern University. He moved to Miami after receiving his pharmacy degree and was a pharmacist for 50 years in both South Florida and the Treasure Coast, where he resided for the past 35 years. He was a tireless volunteer and was a lifetime member of the Masons, Shriners and Loyal Order of the Moose. He also volunteered at Port St. Lucie Medical Center and was a long-time volunteer of the Florida Master Gardener Program.

He is survived by his wife, Martha Stevens Coan, his sons Craig and his wife Amy, of Highland Park, IL and Brian and his wife Ellen, of Orlando, FL, his stepson Michael James, of Fort Pierce, FL, his grandchildren, Zachary, Brandon, Samuel, Tessa, Lanie and Natalie, his step-grandchildren Nicole Wilson Tipton and her husband Robert and John Wilson, Jr. and his wife Jynnifer of Fort Pierce, FL, and his step great-grandchildren, Robert Boland, Presley Tipton and Sydney Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Herbert and his sister Phyllis Coan Farmelant, and stepdaughter Patricia James Wilson.

Richard was a sweet and generous man, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held at 11 A.M., Monday, October 19, 2015, at First United Methodist Church of Port St. Lucie at 260 SW Prima Vista Blvd., Port St. Lucie, FL, with a burial service to follow at 1 P.M. at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens at 6026 North US Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL.

Acknowledging Richard's involvement with the Shriners, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his name to the Shriners Hospital for Children, Attn: Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607.