Richard Gillespie
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Obituary for Richard James Gillespie

Richard James Gillespie, 54, of Stamford passed away peacefully on March 28, 2017 at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. He was born in Stamford on December 3, 1962 to Robert J. and Frances Ferrullo Gillespie.
Richard was umpire-in-chief for the Stamford American Little League; he played baseball all his life and was an avid baseball fan. He also enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, boating, and hiking in the New England woods. Richard worked as a printer at The Total Printing Center in Norwalk, CT for the last ten years.
He is survived by his loving mother Frances “Fritzi” Ferrullo Gillespie of Stamford; a son, Jason Gillespie of Florida; a daughter, Ashlee Marie Gillespie of Milford, CT; sister Donna Ford (husband Thom) of Manchester, CT; sister Kathi Cirello (husband Michael) of Rockaway, NJ; sister Maureen Ellen of Bristol, CT; brother Bob Gillespie (wife Debbie) of Stamford, CT; many nieces and nephews, and life-long friend Jon DeCrescenzo. He was predeceased by his father, Robert J. Gillespie.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:00 am at St. Leo Parish, 24 Roxbury Road, Stamford. There will be no calling hours; interment will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org
Immediately following the Mass, the family invites all friends and family to join us for a celebration of Rich’s life and for lunch at Pellicci’s restaurant at 96 Stillwater Avenue in Stamford at 11:30 am.

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