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CAPT RICHARD G.
HIGGINS
"A" Battery Commander
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Richard G. Higgins, 71, of Londonderry, NH, died
Saturday May 4, 2013 at his home in Londonderry. He was born in Medford, MA on
October 28, 1941, a son of John E. and Catherine (Grant) Higgins. A resident of
Londonderry since 1982, he formerly lived in Boston, MA. He was raised in
Melrose, MA, and was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School in Malden, MA.
Mr. Higgins was a Vietnam Combat Veteran and a graduate of the US Military
Academy at West Point in 1963. He was an Airborne Ranger and an artillery
officer, and he served with units in Hawaii and Germany. He was a recipient of
the Bronze Star. After his military service, Mr. Higgins earned an MBA at
Harvard Business School. He had been self employed as a Labor Arbitrator and
Mediator for more than 30 years and was a member of the National Academy of
Arbitrators. He served on the Londonderry Planning Board for 13 years.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Debra L. (Ouellette) Higgins of
Londonderry; two daughters, Joanne Marie Higgins of Amesbury, MA, and Sharon E.
O'Neill and her husband Michael of Hollis, NH; two sons, Richard G. Higgins, Jr.
and his wife Allison of Brentwood, NH, and Paul M. Higgins and his wife Sarah
Gill of Boston; five grandchildren, Deana, Juan, Anna, Sean, and Ryan; two
brothers, John E. Higgins, Jr. of Chevy Chase, MD, and Bob Higgins of Cambridge,
MA; one sister, Mary Catherine Harbin of Hedgesville, WV; as well as many nieces
and nephews.
Calling hours were held on Friday, May 10th from 4 - 8pm in the Peabody Funeral
Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A Liturgy of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Saturday at 10:00am in St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth
Rd., Londonderry. Committal services with military honors will followed in
Glenwood Cemetery, Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. In lieu of flowers, the family has
suggested a donation in Dick's honor to a scholarship at Malden Catholic. Checks
should be made to the Malden Catholic Scholarship Fund and sent to the school at
99 Crystal Street, Malden, MA 02148.