Richard Dean Godfrey, age 66, of Quincy, formerly of Everett, Dorchester, and Charlestown, passed away, peacefully, Friday, May 23, 2025 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous two-year battle after suffering multiple strokes.

Richard was born in Somerville and raised in Dorchester. He was a graduate of Boston College High School and the University of Massachusetts Boston. He lived in Quincy for the past thirty-four years.

He was one of the biggest Boston Celtics fans, sticking with them through the good times and the bad. He was also an avid collector of Peanuts memorabilia, specifically Snoopy.

Beloved son of the late Richard Lawrence Godfrey and Evelyn Bertha (Hosford) Godfrey.

Loving brother of Michael D. Godfrey, Erin M. Godfrey, both of Quincy, and Noel C. Godfrey of Pembroke.

Caring uncle of Michael, Jennifer, Noelle, Courtney, and Linnea, and great uncle of Tanner, Landon, Calum, Nathan, and Whitney.

Grandson of the late Walter Francis Hosford and Evelyn Marie (Kelsey) Hosford, Walter Monroe Godfrey and Lillian Catherine (Lawrence) Godfrey.

Funeral Services will be conducted at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Friday, May 30, at 5 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visitation prior to the service from 3:30 – 5 p.m.

For those who wish, donations in Richard’s memory may be made to the Quincy Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 690088, Quincy, MA 02269-0088 or www.quincyanimalshelter.org.