Richard Edward Byrne of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, at Geisinger CMC, Scranton, Pa. He was 53.
Son of the late James Joseph and Leslie A. (Hutchinson) Byrne, he was born on Dec. 29, 1965, in Pasco, Washington.
He was a graduate of East Stroudsburg University, a corporate liaison for Payne Weber, and proudly served in the National Guard. Rich loved football, especially the MSU Spartans and the New York Giants.
He was an avid reader, enjoyed coin collecting, and was faithful to his menagerie of animals.
Rich leaves behind his sisters, Kimberely Byrne and her partner, Cionaod O’Cinneide, and Katherine Leverich and her husband, Steven; and nieces and nephews, Colleen Kitchen, Katie Kitchen, Ciara NiChinneide, William and Ryan Leverich.
He was predeceased by his nephew Brendan James Kitchen.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Dec. 28 at St. Patrick’s Church, Milford, Pa., with the Rev. Joseph Manarchuck officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to Delaware Township Ambulance Corps, 13 Park Road, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328.
Arrangements were by Stroyan Funeral Home, Milford.