Northampton, Richard V. Kellogg, 84 of River Run died peacefully at his home on January 20, 2015.  He was born May 31, 1930 in Pelham, son of Howard and Lillian Kellogg.  He was educated in Hadley and graduated from Hopkins Academy in 1948.

Richard was a manager for Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company supermarkets for over 30 years at numerous locations throughout Western Massachusetts.  He was also a gentlemen farmer being raised on a large farm in Hadley, and carrying on the tradition at his own small farm in South Amherst.  

Richard loved his horse racing at the Three County Fair in Northampton on Labor Day weekend every year.  He also loved crosswords (a skill that he picked up from his wife Doris).  Dad was an avid reader of the local newspapers on a daily basis.  He knew all that was going on in the Pioneer Valley. 

Dad loved his TV westerns including Gunsmoke, Maverick, Paladin, Bonanza, Bat Masterson and all that was available on his beloved Encore Westerns station.  Lastly, he was an avid Red Sox fan and watched every game on NESN with his wife Doris, and reruns the next day on games they had already won the day before. 

He leaves behind his son Stephen and his wife Carol; his son Larry and his wife Kathleen; his daughter Jeri and her husband Kevin Hayes; his son Richard and his wife Carol; his daughter Lori and her partner Rich Boduch; and his son Jeffery.  He is also survived by numerous grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  He also leaves behind his brother-in-law Joseph Zuraw, and sister-in-law Pearl Zuraw.  Richard was preceded in death by his wife Doris. 

Richard would like to thank the staff of the Radiology Department of Cooley Dickenson Hospital, as well as Hospice.   

Dad was a self-less, grounded, and quiet person with a dry sense of humor.  It was not always easy to determine what he was thinking.  He often had a smile on his face that made you feel like he had a secret that no one else knew.  Dad will be sorely missed by us all, and we are comforted that he has joined Mom.  

Funeral services will be Saturday Jan. 24, 2015 at 11:00 am, at The Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst. Calling hours will be Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 from 4 – 7 pm at The Douglass Funeral Service. A private burial will be held this spring. 

Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com.

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