Jean M. Richards Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Jean M. Richards of Essex, Connecticut, who passed away on August 2, 2022 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Jean M. Richards to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, George Handyside Richards and Marjorie Beaumont Richards; her sisters, Betty Richards of Stonington, CT and Barbara Richards Pitney of Bernardsville, NJ; her nieces and nephews, George Cochran, Jo Ann Straub of Revere, MA, Amy Cochran, Matt Snyder of Stonington, CT, Kirsten Sibilia, Patrick Sibilia, Keely Loveys and Ralph Loveys of Basking Ridge, NJ; and her former husbands, Thayer Kingsley (Pete) and Paul Hallingby, Jr..
She was predeceased by her late former husbands Thayer (Pete) Kingsley and Paul Hallingby, Jr. In 2020, she lost the love of her life and her partner of more than 20 years to COVID: Boyton (Dede) McFarland Schmitt.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Jean's favorite non-profit: Save the Sound (New Haven, CT).
