Robert J. Richmond

Robert J. Richmond

Robert J. Richmond, 79, of Ocean Beach, passed away on October 31, 2021.

Visiting will be Wednesday from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Queen of Peace Church on Thursday at 9:45 am. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Born in Kearny, Bob spent his childhood in Harrison and Kearny and his adult life in Kearny and North Arlington before moving to Ocean Beach 22 years ago. Bob was a graduate of Queen of Peace Grammar School, Queen of Peace High School and Seton Hall University. He worked for State Farm Insurance for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2004 as the head of the suit unit.

Bob coached Queen of Peace 7th and 8th grade CYO basketball for 17 years throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He was a past member of the Toms River Country Club, Woodlake Country Club, North Arlington Knights of Columbus and the Ortley Beach Moose. In 1993, he was inducted into the Queen of Peach High School Athletic Hall of Fame for basketball and baseball. Bob enjoyed a good argument, a day on the golf course, his years coaching basketball and living on the water at the Jersey Shore (even though he didn’t fish, boat or go to the beach).

Bob is survived by his sons, Robert S. and his wife Tracy of Valley Cottage, NY, and Kevin of North Arlington.

In lieu of flowers kindly consider a donation to Queen of Peace Grammar School, memo: “Timmy/Tommy Memorial Fund” which benefits grammar school families in need of financial assistance. The fund was started by Bob’s former players in memory of a former player and Bob proudly supported it annually since its inception.