Richard L. Westcott

Richard L. Westcott, 71, died peacefully on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Marlborough Hospital following a period of declining health. He was born in Framingham on April 1, 1945 the son of the late Thomas P. Westcott and Dorothy L. (Norton) Westcott. He is survived by his wife of 48 years Katherine A. Kay (Gardner) Westscott of Cochituate. Brother of John P. Westcott and his wife Dianne of New Mexico; Thomas A. Westcott and his wife Janice of New Mexico, the late Joyce A. Sherman and Joanne C. Hunt. Uncle of Samantha Westcott of New Mexico; Bert Gardner, IV and his wife Jamie of East Hampton; Kim Aliperti and her husband Vinny of Geneva, NY and Kim Costa-Gardner of North Attleboro. Great-uncle of Christianna and Allison Gardner of East Hampton and Sarah, Benjamin and Ellie Aliperti of Geneva, NY. He was the beloved father of the late Andrew Charles Westcott who died on May 8, 1978 and Thomas Ian Westcott who died on December 25, 1982. He is also survived by his close cousins Mary Alice Slater and her husband David of Ticonderoga, NY; Bonnie Santos, her husband Bud and their son Ben of Maine and Ginny Lee Waryas of New Hampshire as well as his close, supportive friends Doug Beal, Gary Chute and Mark Patenaude all of Massachusetts. Richard has been a lifelong resident of Cochituate and graduated from Wayland High School with the Class of 1965 where he was a member of the track team. While associated with William Alexanders Automotive in Wellesley Hills, he attended night school for two years to become an automotive mechanic - this began his lifelong pursuit of training and keeping current in the field of mechanics. In his youth, he worked for Johnson Dairy in Natick and Sunshine Dairy in Framingham. He had a long career as an automotive mechanic and was associated with Scott Trucking in Wayland, Regis College in Weston as a mechanic and retired in 2008 as an automotive mechanic with the Town of Wellesley, Department of Public Works. For over 38 years, he was the proprietor of Countryside Service in Framingham. He loved the outdoors, gardening and landscaping projects around his home, as well as others, in Cochituate. He will be greatly missed by all who had the opportunity to know Richard. Visitations will be held on Friday, March 3, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (Off Rte. 30), Cochituate. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 10:00 am at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Gardner-Westcott family lot in Lakeview Cemetery in Cochituate. In lieu of flowers his family kindly suggests that memorial gifts in Richards memory be sent to the Wayland Fire Ambulance and Gift Account, 38 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778. His family would like to extend a personal thank you to the Wayland Fire Department for all the care and dedication in assisting Richard over the past few years. For condolences and directions please visit www.johncbryantfuneralhome.com.