Richard Thomas Howard
June 19, 1956 – August 29, 2022
Richard Thomas Howard was suddenly called home on August 29, 2022.
Richard was born on June 19, 1956, in Selma, North Carolina to the late Laura H. Ross (the Boss) & Ollie Howard, Sr. He moved to Richmond, Virginia at an early age and attended Henrico County Public Schools.
Richard had some struggles throughout his life that he fought to overcome which led him to becoming a Peer Recovery Specialist at the SAARA Center of Virginia. Richard loved his position at SAARA because it allowed him to help others and he had his own office. So, in turn he thought he was the boss. He took pride and joy in pushing others to recovery. Richard was very outspoken, and no one could tell him he wasn’t right, in his head he knew everything. Nevertheless, it was from a place of love. Richard loved family and would proudly introduce them to whomever he met.
He was a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. He took pride in being the center of attention. Richard’s presence would fill a room from his distinctive loud laugh to his pigeon toed/bowled leg stance. He loved painting, lawn care, doing car repairs, and letting everyone know he was from Central Gardens.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Laura Ross and Ollie Howard, Sr.; sisters, Iretta Sutton and Eloise Culpepper; brothers, Therman Howard and Ollie Howard, Jr.; and niece Laura Young.
He leaves behind to cherish his memories his one and only as he called her, Sonya Terry (Andrew); granddaughters, Sanaya, Makaya, and Camille Coleman; brother, Sherman Howard Sr.; aunts, Eula and Cora; nieces and nephews, Donald, Kelvin, Deborah (Garvey), Wanda, Keith (Gail), Craig, Louis, Sherman, and Sabrina; devoted cousins, Feast, Nick and Demetrius; girlfriend, Sherry Griffin; and a host of many other family and friends.
A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Affinity Funeral Service, Richmond Chapel, 2720 Enterprise Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23294.
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I worked with Richard at the Healing Place. We became good friends with one another. From God do we come and to God shall we return. RIP my bro…🤲🏽🙏🏽🤲🏽🙏🏽🤲🏽🙏🏽🤲🏽🙏🏽🤲🏽
RIP Bro 😎. The Richard I knew was a very caring and humbled man. He came into my sisters life and gave her peace. He will be truly missed.
To my cousins, Thinking of you & the family as you mourn the loss of your loved one. Hoping in time a gentle peace will return to your life.
Shirley & Joyce
Rest in peace Richard you will be truly missed from all of us.
You will be miss. My 💜 💜 is heavy. I will see you on the other side. Love you cuz.
We have been back to back before, we have ran together rode together and now we must part. But I will never forget you my cousin.
RIP Richard. Luv ❤️ you. You will be missed.
Sending love to you sonya and family. ❤️
Richard u have given me so many good memories over the years u have filled my heart with joy love and happiness when u wasn’t mad at me lol…tell mom hello until we see each other again……
I will always cherish our time together my love we did many road trips , between SC,NC, VA ,NJ my Duck it strikes me hard that u are no longer here same nickname as my Dad. U help me n u never knew how when I first met u I had a small addiction, but knowing u were u u wanted to be more , God told me to let it go ,u were worth more to me then any drug . Thank u for sharing your time with me . Always n my heart .