Obituary of Lt. Richard N. Bourgeois

Lt. Richard N. Bourgeois LYNN – Lt. Richard N. Bourgeois, 63, died unexpectedly on Sunday January 22, 2017 at the North Shore Medical Center—Salem Hospital in Salem, following an extended illness. Born and raised in Lynn, he was the son of the late Norman and Susanna (Brancaleone) Bourgeois. He was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of 1971, and attended Boston State College. Richard began his career as a Firefighter with the City of Lynn Fire Department in 1977, reaching the rank of Lieutenant before retiring in 2004 after 27 dedicated years of service. Richard was a member of the Lynn Fire Fighters Union Local 739 and the Lynn Fire Fighters Relief Association. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, wilderness camping, canoeing and fishing. Richard was a long-time member of the Danvers Fish and Game Club where he competed in firearms competitions. He enjoyed watching Boston's Pro Sports teams, especially the New England Patriots where he was a season ticket holder for many years. He also was a voracious reader of a wide variety of topics. He will be remembered for his intelligence, willingness to help anyone in need, and dedication to family and friends, and dearly missed by those who knew him. He is survived by his four siblings, Robert Bourgeois & his wife Pamela Liu of Lynn, Paul Bourgeois of Myrtle Beach, SC, Norma Reardon & her husband Paul of Groveland, and Lorraine Bourgeois of Lynn; four nieces and nephews, Matthew Reardon of Groveland, Andrew Bourgeois of Lynn, Jocelyn Bourgeois of Monterey, CA, and Amy Bourgeois & her fiancé Nicholas DeSantis of Miami, FL. He was uncle of the late Ryan Reardon. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to gather for his Funeral Service on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 11 AM in the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody. A visitation will be held on Friday from 4 – 7 P.M. in the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Gloucester. Memorial donations to fight childhood cancer may be made in his memory online to either www.beatnb.org or to www.bandofparents.org