Richard A. Galluccio

RICHARD A. GALLUCCIO, 77, of Perkasie, PA passed away April 29, 2014 at Grandview Hospital in Sellersville. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Alfred and Concetta (D’Ambra) Galluccio and the brother of the late Rosalind Ann Cuccurullo.

Richard graduated from Brown University in 1959 with a major in Chemistry and moved to the Philadelphia area where he started his long successful career as a chemist with the Rohm and Haas Chemical Company. He started work in basic research of polymer chemistry then Petroleum Chemicals, supervising research in the development of additives to enhance the performance of lubricants both petroleum based and synthetic. He then moved on to the coatings department for several years before he retired. Richard was an avid golfer for several years but turned to tennis and biking in his later years. In recent years and up to the present, he enjoyed competitive trap and target shooting.

He is survived by his nephew and family, Thomas and Diana Cuccurullo of Brick, NJ and their seven children, Suzanna, Maria, Erica, Alyssa, Thomas Jr., Tyler, and Irisa: and a cousin, Elaine Rendine of North Providence, RI. In addition, he is also survived by a dear friend, Mary Louise Kleman of Grasonville, MD.

Visiting hours will be held Tuesday morning, May 6th from 9am to 10am followed by a Service at 10am in the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith St., North Providence. Burial will follow in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.