Irondequoit: 7/18/17 at age 81. Predeceased by his brother Austin “Bud” Stephany and sons Scott and Rick. Survived by sons Greg (Laura) and Mark (Jen); sisters Mary Ann Huber and Dolores Young and Sister in law Lois Stephany, as well as many nephews, nieces, grand children and great grand children.Richard served in the US Marines during the Korean War. He was also a life member of the Laurelton Fire Dept. Of Richard’s many accomplishments, he was most proud of his 4 sons and friendships made in his almost 40 years with IBEW Local 86.
We would like to thank the staff at the Leo Center at St. Ann’s for their wonderful care and assistance in helping Richard make his peaceful transition. We would also like to thank the staff at Rochester General Hospital for helping Richard in his fight over the last 8 years.
Family and friends are invited to attend the funeral mass on Monday July 24 at 11:30am at St. Ambrose Church. Internment will be done at the family’s convenience. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Angels of St. Ann’s.
My Dad and Dick worked for Local 86 and were the best of friends! Now the both of them are together again. Watch out heaven! You will be missed Dick!
Sincerely,
Paula Whitehair Mallory
Greg, Mark & family,
We share in your grief as you mourn the loss of your dad.
Our prayer to God is that He will give you both peace & strength as your lives move forward. Philippians 4:13.
Your dad was both uncle & friend to me and my family.
A cheerleader for our children, faithful to call, text, and offer his helping hand when he knew their was a need.
In my youth, he was the big brother I never had. He taught me many things but his example of generosity, thru giving of himself, was one of his greatest lessons. It was a privilege to call him my uncle!
With heartfelt love,
Peg & Bill Stephany
Uncle Dick – you are and will always be loved dearly. We’ll never forget your laugh, your good advice, your toughness, and your listening ear. And we’ll certainly never forget the constant love, kindness and support you showed to our whole family. Whether it was your text messages, calls, or voicemails, you never felt far away. Regardless of what you were going through, you always asked about us and extended an offer to help with even the smallest issues in our lives. You will be sincerely and lovingly missed. Love April, Bryan, Evangeline and Beau.
Mister Stephany was such an amazing patient at Walgreens. He always brought a smile to our faces when we saw him silently drive up in the drive thru (he never once set off the drive thru sensor for us to know he was there). I will never forget the day he came in and confided in me when he got put into hospice. Even then he still was his happy go lucky self. It honestly was a pleasure taking care of him and it is going to be so sad not hearing his jokes and seeing his smiling face all the time.
Sincerely,
Lindsay Morales
Pharmacy Tech @ Walgreens on Culver Ridge