Richard Arnold Gallotta Obituary

We are sad to announce that on June 17, 2021, at the age of 85, Richard Arnold Gallotta (Bolivia, North Carolina), born in Providence, Rhode Island passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Albert Gallotta and Nancy Gallotta; his siblings, Albert A. Gallotta, Jr. and Valerie Marie Massimi; his former wife Ann Frances Gallotta of Providence; his sons, Stephen Michael (Katharine) and Andrew Richard (Mary Ann Kuligowski); his wife Marguerite Kay Tilghman of Baltimore, MD; and his children, Todd Tilghman (Cathleen), Scott Tilghman (Tammy) and Kathryn Tilghman Prause (Jack). He was also cherished by sixteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Navy–Marine Corps Relief Society, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 225, Arlington, VA 22203, https://www.nmcrs.org, or, alternatively, Lower Cape Fear Life Care, SECU Hospice House, 955 Mercy Lane SE, Bolivia NC 28422, https://lifecare.org.