(Aug. 23, 1983–Jan. 12, 2016) Richard, 32, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, lived and died as a burgeoning Renaissance Man. He is survived by his wife, Marisa Kompar, and their two children, Finnegan, 4, and Theodore, 10 months.
Born in Mineola and raised in Port Washington, Richard spent his knee-bruising youth in the classrooms of St. Peter’s School and Chaminade High School. He continued on to Loyola and into the cubicles of corporate America. Yet his gaze wandered. Richard pursued a self-identified vision at The French Culinary Institute of America and hopscotched from one kitchen to the next.
It wasn’t until he met his wife that Richard’s trajectory became honed. The tape to his deck, the brain to his heart, they emerged together as each other’s best advocates. They called Brooklyn home, but their community extended to wherever they stood. Every step had prepared him for fatherhood and, at that, he excelled.
Richard’s capacity to love speaks to his upbringing. He was surrounded in a house of open hearts and chose to share his with the world.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made at www.gofundme.com/finnegan andteddy. All funds will go towards his children’s education. For those who
wish to contribute via check, please mail to Marisa Kompar, 118 Luquer Rd., Port Washington, New York, 11050.
