Richard Charles Kullen, Jr.
Richard C. Kullen Jr. (Dick), 71, a retired lawyer, passed away early Tuesday
morning, August 4th. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (nee Catoggio), the father of
Rick, Mike, Lisa & Tony, "Papa" of Dakota, Morgan and Nate, and brother of
Gail Rittichier of Maumee, OH. Born in Detroit, MI to the late Margaret
DeConinck and Richard Kullen, Sr, he raised his family in Larchmont, NY and
then in retirement moved with his wife to Shoreham, NY.
He attended University of Detroit Jesuit High School where he was a member
of the Alpha Sigma Nu honor society. He attended Georgetown University as a
National Merit Scholar, graduating in 1960. He attended NYU Law School as a
Root-Tilden Scholar, graduating in 1963.
Dick served as a devoted volunteer and then president of Catholic Big Brothers NY, was a volunteer Group Club Leader with the Harriman Clubhouse of the Boys' Club of NY, and was a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher. Most recently he was a hard working member of the financial review committee of the Shoreham-Wading River School Board, as well as being a well-loved leader with St. Mark’s RAP youth program.
In his career, Dick was a partner at Townley & Updike law firm, then served
in the legal department of Chase Bank and then Metropolitan Life Insurance.
In retirement, he served his local community as Shoreham Village Justice.
We will have a "celebration of life" reception on Friday evening (August 7), 5:30-8:30pm at the Shoreham Country Club (also listed as Shoreham Village Hall), at 80 Woodville Rd, Shoreham, NY 11786. When you get into the Village of Shoreham, just follow Woodville Rd (the main road) all the way until it ends at the water. That is the parking lot for the club.
On Saturday (August 8) at 10:30am, we will have the funeral Mass at St. James Roman Catholic Church, 429 Route 25A, Setauket, NY 11733 (http://www.stjamessetauket.org/). Following that (about 12:00 noon) there will be another reception at the Shoreham Country Club (see above). The drive between Setauket and Shoreham is about a half-hour.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to University of Detroit Jesuit High School. It was Dick's alma mater and he had great respect for the school's mission. After the riots in Detroit in the 1960s and 1970s, U of D Jesuit was under much pressure to move to the suburbs to improve enrollment & finances. However, they chose to stay in the city and continue serving the local community. Dick always admired that commitment to helping the urban teenagers of Detroit.
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