Ricardo J. Fucci

Greenland – Ricardo J. “Rick” Fucci, 62, of Greenland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family, on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at his home, from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, (ALS). He was born February 7, 1953, in Manchester, a son of the late Louis J. and Barbara A. (Rielle) Fucci. Rick was a 1971 graduate of Trinity High School in Manchester where he was an honors student and excelled in basketball. He graduated with honors from Lehigh University in 1975 and later received his Master’s in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire. In 1978, Rick began the redevelopment of the former Seacoast Drive-In Theater in North Hampton, successfully transforming the site into the retail and commercial property, now known as Lafayette Acres. Rick involved himself in the community both personally and through his business. He was a true resident of the seacoast area and loved participating in anything that would help to make his community stronger. Rick’s greatest passions were golf, music, food and travel. All of which were better enjoyed with his family and friends but most of all with the love of his life, Maggie. The two were married for over thirty years and spent that time seeing the world one golf course and one beach at time. In addition to Maggie, Rick is survived by his daughter Jessica Becker of Brooklyn, NY and his siblings, Christopher Fucci and his wife Carol, Cara Shortle and her husband Stephen and Gina Fucci, all of Rutland, VT. He also leaves his sisters-in-law, Nancy Donovan of Rye and Patty Donovan of Portsmouth, his many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and his extended family and friends, all of whom will forever miss his incredible spirit and love. Visiting hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2015 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer St., Portsmouth. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Rick’s memory may be made to ALS Research, Mass General Hospital Development Office, Attn: Shawn Fitzgibbons, 100 Cambridge St., Suite 1310, Boston, MA 02114, online on at http://give.massgeneral.org/als or to WUMB, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston MA 02125, online at wumb.org./

Ricardo J. Fucci

February 7, 1953 - May 27, 2015