Richard Michael Corr

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Obituary

It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Richard Corr, who died in California on September 21st, following a brief illness. We miss him terribly, but have spent the past week remembering who he was and feeling deep gratitude for the time we had with him. His friends will remember him as Rich, a man who appreciated life’s simple pleasures and gave of himself so freely.

Rich will be remembered as a combat veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps, and as an accomplished attorney. His decades-long career in the field of law included both public and private practice and culminated in an extended tenure at the Connecticut Attorneys Title Insurance Company (CATIC). He should be equally remembered for his lifetime of quiet acts of service, ranging from mentoring entrepreneurs as a SCORE volunteer to supporting hospitalized veterans to serving on community and non-profit boards, including the Community Mental Health Affiliates in New Britain, CT, and the Lake Lauderdale Association in Cambridge, NY.

Rich had an insatiable curiosity and a sharp mechanical mind, and enjoyed the challenge of maintaining, fixing, and restoring objects large and small. It seemed there was nothing Rich couldn’t repair, if given enough time and duct tape. While the aesthetics were sometimes questionable, these fixes were constant reminders of his cleverness and resourcefulness. More than that, they were evidence of the time, patience, and care that he gave so readily –wherever, whenever, and to whoever needed.

Above all, Rich was devoted to Barbara, his beloved wife and best friend of 61 years. He loved being a father to his son Douglas, who died in 2009 but remained forever in his heart, and to his daughter Jillian, through whom he was later blessed with son-in-law Andrew Fahlund, and grandson Zachary. In addition, Richg deeply valued time spent with extended family, including his sister Kathleen Corr, niece Kristin Frensley and nephew Kenneth Londahl-Smidt and their families, as well as the members of the Fahlund/Stoiber family whom he came to consider part of his own.

Rich also enjoyed his connections to the Washington State branch of the Corr family, his Farmington, CT, and Cambridge, NY neighbors, his fellow Marine Corps veterans, his weekly tennis partners, his college buddy Tom, and the lifelong friends that he and Barbara were lucky to meet as a young couple in Plainville, CT.

Given his trademark humility, Rich would be quick to dismiss any tributes, but there is much more to say and celebrate about this remarkable man. We look forward to gathering for an East Coast memorial at a later date. Since Barbara and Rich have been living in California temporarily, it will take some extra time and logistics to make the necessary arrangements. Details will be forthcoming. In the interim, we will have a local Mass said for Rich, and appreciate your keeping him in your own remembrances and prayers.

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