JAMES FOSTER RICHARDSON, Sr., 78, of Williamstown, MA, and formerly of Rye, NY, died on Friday, August 5, 2016 at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in the same hospital in which he died on January, 12, 1938, son to the late Ernesto and Alice (Foster) Richardson.
Jim attended high school at the Northfield Mount Herman School and graduated from Williams College in 1959. After Williams he graduated from Officer Candidate School for the US Navy. He was a three year veteran serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis aboard the USS Chikaskia AO-54 out of Baltimore. While in Baltimore he met his wife, Barbara, of almost 54 years. They moved to Brooklyn, NY where he worked as a salesman for American Pad and Paper, (AMPAD) a company for which he later served on the Board of Directors. After leaving AMPAD, he became an institutional equities broker working for Smith Barney, Lehman Brothers, and Wertheim Schroder until his retirement in 1999.
Jim enjoyed playing golf at the Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, MA, the Apawamis Club in Rye, NY and Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, SC. If not on the golf course, he could be found handicapping thoroughbreds at Belmont Park and Saratoga Racetrack or growing tomatoes in his backyard.
Survivors include his wife, the former Barbara Elizabeth Hall whom he married on September 22, 1962. He leaves one daughter, Cynthia Richardson Ryan and her husband, Douglas Joseph Ryan of Hingham, MA as well as one son, James Foster Richardson, Jr. and his wife, Maria Ballantoni Richardson of Rye, NY. He also leaves five grandchildren, Taylor James Ryan, Lindsay Barbara Ryan, James Foster Richardson III, Amelia Hall Richardson and Thomas Joseph Richardson.
A memorial service for Jim will be held at the Rye Presbyterian Church, 882 Boston Post Rd. Rye, NY on Friday August 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM. To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.
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