Mr. Richard R. Fontaine, a long time resident of Middleton, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. He was 76 years old.
Born in Stoneham, MA, Richard was the son of the late Roland J. Fontaine and Alice Haseltine Lindroth of Reading, MA and later of Florida. He is predeceased by his beloved brother Robin Fontaine and his sister Barbara Thompson. Before becoming an independent truck driver, Richard was a distributor for Arnold Bread for several decades. Richard loved riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, especially with his best friend David Bacigalupo, with whom he had many adventures. Richard often told stories of his favorite motorcycle trip to Sturgis. He also loved to go fly fishing and hunting. Richard was a very gifted and prolific artist, and enjoyed designing cards for family members which captured each individual's interests. He was a talented tattoo artist. Richard was a long time resident of Middleton, MA, a town that he loved. He will be dearly missed.
Richard is survived and mourned by his loving children; Marie C. Mello and her husband Stephen Mello of Bradford, Michael R. Fontaine of Rochester, New Hampshire, and Heather B. Fontaine-Doyle and her husband Robert Doyle of Cambridge, grandchildren; Joshua, Nicholas, Alyssa, Luke, Carter, Kiki Richard, and Leah, great-grandchildren; Robert and Mia, several nieces and nephews, sister-in-law Therese Fontaine, as well as his best friend; David Bacigalupo and his wife Barbara Bacigalupo.
Funeral service will be privately held. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Burke-Magliozzi Funeral Home of Andover. For additional information, please visit, www.burkemagliozzi.com.