Richard Eugene Howard, 75, was born on July 24th, 1950 at Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side and died on March 20th, 2026 at the same hospital. He was the son of the late Mary Imogene Howard and Murray McKnight Howard, who loved him very much and who Richard loved so dearly. He married Marilynn Ann Campbell on June 23rd, 1972, and enjoyed 53 years of a marriage that was truly blessed by God. Throughout Richard’s work-life that began at age fourteen with a work permit, he was employed by: Farmer’s Pride Inc., Gateway Fruit Company, Glenshaw Glass Company, Etna High School, Brody Brothers Inc., and Zeiden’s Men’s Clothing; which he and Marilynn bought from Louis Zeiden in 1986. He served on the Passavant Memorial Homes Board and became the Founding Chairman of the Board for a start-up related corporation, Life Enrichment Trust. He was employed by Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services and Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls and finally helped found River Communities Fiduciary Services, Inc. in 2016, where he served as President to lead the company. He and Marilynn both studied music education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). A series of chronic illnesses prohibited him from receiving his degree. However, he was able to provide several churches with the fruits of music education for him serving as Choir Director for First Methodist Church in Punxsutawney, First Methodist Church in Indiana, Pennsylvania, First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Falls and Christ Anglican Church in New Brighton. He had a love-based faith to lead all the music programs and to use his vocal abilities to serve in church choirs where he attended. He faithfully served God and Jesus Christ. He was a kind, generous, compassionate man who looked at each person as a child of God. The family is grateful for the care and support by the entire staff at Allegheny General Hospital throughout his hospitalization and final days. A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 3-7 p.m. at Corless-Kunselman Funeral Services, LLC, 3801 4th Avenue, Beaver Falls, who was in charge of his arrangements. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 26th, at 10 a.m. at Christ Anglican Church, 1217 Third Avenue, New Brighton. Private interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery, 139 Norwood Drive, Beaver Falls. Prior to his death, one of the last projects Richard was working on was to establish, “The Richard E & Marilynn A Howard Foundation,” a charitable organization for the non-profit River Communities Fiduciary Service. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to this foundation.