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Obituary
It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, Richard Vera, on October 26, 2025 (age 54). He is preceded in death by his loving mother Egnedi Vera and is survived by his; father Angel, sister Gina and brother Danny, niece and nephew Alexandra and Torrin Laughlin; aunts, uncles, and devoted friends. Richard was born in New York and graduated from Bronx High School of Science, Syracuse University, and was pursuing his Master’s in Cybersecurity from John Jay College. He was on the fencing team in high school and enjoyed playing soccer and was an avid Mets fan.
After graduating college, Richard enjoyed a successful IT career as a programmer in the finance industry working for Goldman Sachs, Citi Group, and most recently Bank of America. His love of travel began when he was transferred to Japan for Goldman Sachs. His workmates enjoyed his energy and tendency to play practical jokes. His family remember his generosity of spirit, willingness to share his time, and his driving energy. Recently, Rich adopted a 2 year old cat named Heidi from Bideawee, who was with him at the time of his passing.
His memorial will be held on Friday, October 31 from 1-4 pm at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, 630 Amsterdam Ave, NYC , New York
In lieu of flowers please consider donating to https://www.bideawee.org/ who will need support to find Heidi a new home.
www.plazajewishcommunitychapel.org/funerals-details/?fID=7848
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My sophomore year Rich wanted to beat me up because I had a big mouth.
My junior year I brought Rich a beer on his birthday, he forgave everything and we were good friends ever since.
Rich had a love of sports, pop culture, fashion, good beer, good times, and so did I. Rich dressed better than me and because we were the same size, he would lend me his clothes or give them to me.
Rich was a manager at Sedutto’s Ice Cream in high school and got me a job. After work we would work on our basketball handling and jump shot. Rich looked out for me.
Rich visited me in college, and I visited him at Syracuse University. After Rich graduated I visited him in Philadelphia. When I dropped out of college and had no place to turn, Rich put me up and let me be his roommate.
When I joined the Marine Corps Reserve, Rich lent me his car so I could drive to my monthly weekend drills. In my forties when I moved to Las Vegas, I would visit New York City and Rich would let me stay at his apartment.
Rich had great wit. Rich’s mom, Mrs. Vera would cook for all of Rich's friends and she would do the same for his brother Danny, and his sister Gina’s friends. Mrs. Vera was lovely. In his thirties Rich sponsored and played on a soccer team at the Chelsea Piers in New York City. Rich’s dad, Angel, played on the team too. Angel was in his sixties and scored goals for us. Angel is awesome and Rich loved him and Mrs. Vera, Danny and Gina immensely. Rich was also great with cats. Rich took in stray cats and sometimes people like me, who were in a tough spot and had strayed. Rich always seemed to get along with everyone. If you did not like Rich, you probably didn’t like people. Rich was a great son, brother and friend. He was so funny, generous and forgiving. Rich will be missed by anyone who was lucky enough to know him.
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