IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Grahame Preson

Grahame Preson Richards, Jr. Usn (Ret.) Profile Photo

Richards, Jr. Usn (Ret.)

September 23, 1937 – January 23, 2023

Obituary

Captain Grahame Preson, Richards, Jr., USN (Ret.), of Wynnewood, PA, formerly of Devon, PA., passed away on January  23, 2023.  He was 85.

Grahame was the beloved husband of 60 years to Anne-Marie Richards (nee Rainville). Devoted father of Anne-Marie Nicola (C. Brian Killian), Grahame P. Richards, III. (Katie), Henry Gerard Richards (Elizabeth Oliveras), John Francis Perry Richards, Elaine R. Garmon (John) and Sharon E. Richards (Laurence Linietsky). Loving grandfather of 14 grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Sharon R. Begeman (Harlan).

Grahame was born in Paducah, KY on September 23, 1937. He attended Princeton University Class of '59 and went on to University of Missouri Law School.  He served for thirty years in the U.S. Navy, practiced law in Philadelphia for many years, and was the Program Director at the Lenfest Foundation for the past twenty years.

Relatives and friends are invited on Friday January 27th, Visitation from 9:30 to 11:00 AM with Funeral Mass to begin at 11 AM at St. Margaret Church, 208 N. Narberth Ave., Narberth, PA.  Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr, 480 S. Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr PA 19010.

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Funeral Services

Visitation

January
27

9:30 - 11:00 am

Funeral Mass

January
27

Starts at 11:00 am

Burial

January
27

Starts at 12:30 pm

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