Richard P. Symmes Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Richard P. Symmes (Lynn, Massachusetts), who passed away on October 14, 2021, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Richard P. Symmes to pay them a last tribute.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his daughters, Connie Ross (Larry) of Marblehead, Wendy Mayer (Jeff) of Swampscott and Merry Tufts (Dana) of Marblehead; his stepbrother Stephen Stiles (Kathy) of Salem, MA; his siblings-in-law, Sally Faulks (Robert) of Tonawanda, NY, William Wells Jr. (Bonnie) of Getzville, NY and Carol Dombrowski (Chester) of Getzville, NY; his cousins, Daivid Symmes of Topsfield, MA and Allan Symmes of Groveland, MA.; his wife Virginia Wells Symmes; his stepbrother David Stiles; his parents, Harold Perry Symmes and Adeline Stevens Symmes; his grandchildren, Bethany Ross (Tony Murphy), Bradford Tufts (Laura), Kimberly Ross Kramer (Alex), Carly Rockstroh Mitchell (Art), Jillian Tufts Lewis (Stephen) and Roger Perry Tufts (Jennifer); his stepgranddaughter Kimberly Mayer Duhanyan (Sako); his great grandchildren, Kiley Lewis, Maxwell Murphy, Adeline Perry Tufts, Harper Lewis and Quinlan Murphy; his stepgreat-grandchildren, Courtney, Lauren Ross, Brayden and Olivia Duhanyan; and his friends, Jeanne, Alec Hose, Sue, Dick Murray, Becky, Fred Robinson, Priscilla, Don Fullerton, Nancy Durkee, Caroline, Bruce Hoitt, Jackie Sumski, Noel Connolly, Herb Stackhouse, George Southwick, Barbara and Art Townsend. He was also cherished by many nieces and nephews, and their children.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to the First Church in Swampscott, 40 Monument Avenue, Swampscott, MA 01907, or the National Audubon Society, 60 Pineland Drive, # 209, New Gloucester, ME 04260.
