Richard E. Long's Obituary
Richard E. Long, 82, of Bethel Park, PA passed away peacefully on March 09, 2023.
Richard is survived by his loving wife Linda; his son Richard R. (Jane) Long; his grandchildren Heather Schmitt (Andrew), Jesse Schmitt (Christian), Brian Long (Alexis), Matthew (Sarah Liu) Long, Melanie (Nathan) Massie; a great-grandson Cole Gianoutsos; and his brother Fred Long. Preceded in death by his parents Walter and Josephine (Gyms) Long, his daughter Denise Schmitt, and his siblings Irene Kessler and Roy Long.
Richard was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Mount Oliver. He graduated from Carrick High School. Richard married the love of his life, Linda on April 20th, 1963. He spent 25 years as an SEIU union security guard at Union Trust Building, and 13 years as a custodian for Brentwood High School in the PSEA union. He loved visits with family, especially his grandkids and great-grandson.
Friends and family will be received for visitation on Sunday, March 12th, 2023 from 2 pm - 4 pm at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, 301 Curry Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236. A service will be held at the funeral home at 11 am on Monday, March 13th, 2023.
In Lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army at https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
Online condolences can be made at jeffersonmemorial.com.
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