Member of Winrhrop Elks,, Pop Warner Coach and a tireless advocate for people living with renal failure
Richard W. Sicurella, a longtime resident of Winthrop, passed away on October 3, 2026, his 82nd birthday. He was born in Chelsea on October 3, 1944, to Dorothy and Joseph Sicarella.
Richard was a graduate of Winthrop High School, where he played tight end on the football team and also played basketball. Before retiring, he worked as a steam engineer for Boston Edison. He was a member of the Winthrop Lodge of Elks and shared his love of sports by coaching Winthrop Pop Warner.
Richard was also a tireless advocate for people living with renal failure. He traveled on speaking tours for Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Lahey Clinic, offering encouragement and hope to patients and their families.
He will be remembered for his love, courage, strength, and greatness—and for the hope he gave to so many.
Richard was larger than life. His sense of humor, mischievous, headstrong, stubborn, determined energy to fight. He was never going to stop fighting but in god’s hands he finds rest and peace and today. We celebrate his life. His battle with Renal failure over the last 20 years of life it was a success because he beat the odds beyond anyone’s expectations, reached medical milestones and advocate for dialysis in home. There will always be sadness. And never enough time.
He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, equestrian, wood working, motorcycles, boating, and great family meals and parties.
His love of family that always is with you and survives and endures. Be a strong fighter and never give up if you want it and quitting is part of failure and failure is part of success.
He was the devoted husband of Robin E. Sicurella (Bowers) and the loving father of Jeanine M. Sicurella and Richard N. Sicurella; dear brother of Joseph S. Sicurella and his wife, June and Francine Sicurella; cherished grandfather of Roman, Victor and Nicholas and also survived by several nieces and nephews.
The funeral mass was celebrated in St. John the Evangelist Church (St. Michael’s Parish), Winthrop on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10 a.m.. Services concluded with the interment in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop.