…formerly of Tewksbury; 57
LOWELL - Richard John “Rick” Forsyth, age 57, a former Tewksbury resident and member of a large well-known Tewksbury family, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday evening, December 22.
He was born in Ithaca, NY, in February 1959, the first born of ten children of Richard W. Forsyth and Mary F. (O’Toole) Forsyth R.N., and raised in Tewksbury. He graduated from Austin Preparatory High School.
In his early years he was active at St. William’s Church as an Alter Boy, later assisted at Mass at St. Joseph’s Shrine in Lowell, and was also a member of the Civil Air Patrol at the former Tew-Mac Airport in Tewksbury. He later earned his small aircraft pilots license, and frequently flew throughout New England in his father’s airplane. Rick was an avid reader. He also loved music, stock car racing, and camping with his family.
He worked as an automobile mechanic industry, as both a mechanic and driver.
Besides his parents, who continue to reside in Tewksbury, he leaves two sons, Justin Richard Forsyth and his fiancée Susan Albert of Winchendon, MA, and Dylan Tyler Forsyth of Astoria, NY; two grandchildren, Sage and Skylar Khauy; nine siblings, Mary Ann Laferriere and her husband Gerard “Gerry” of N.C., Robert E. Forsyth of Chelmsford, Kathleen Laferriere and her husband Raymond of CA; Elizabeth D. Byrne and her husband Brendan of Reading, Thomas W. Forsyth and his wife Corrina of Seabrook, NH, Teresa M. Kirby and her husband Michael of Brentwood, NH, James J. Forsyth of Lowell, Margaret J. Davidson and her husband Brad of Lynnfield, and Maureen E. Baran and her husband Ignatius “Iggy” of CA; his former wife, Linda M. Dziedzinski of Winchendon; numerous nieces and nephews, an uncle and several aunts and many cousins.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Memorial Visiting Hours on Thursday evening, Jan. 5, from 4:00 until 7:00 in the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey and 975 Main Sts. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, Ph. (800 or 978) 851 2950. His Memorial Mass will be celebrated in the Oblate Chapel, 486 Chandler St., Tewksbury, on Friday, Jan. 6, at 11:00 a.m. Committal services will follow at Tewksbury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Oblate Father’s Infirmary Fund, 486 Chandler St., Tewksbury, MA 01876 or St. Joseph’s Shrine, 37 Lee St., Lowell, MA 01852, will be appreciated. visit tewksburyfuneralhome.com