Richard V. Cullen

Richard Vincent “Dick” Cullen, a resident of Melvin Village, New Hampshire for the past 10 years, and formerly of Norwood, Massachusetts, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at St. Ann’s Hospital in Fall River.  He was 80.  Dick was born April 17, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three children of Arthur V. and Helen (Walsh) Cullen.  He graduated from Boston College High School with the class of 1950 and from Boston College with his bachelor of Arts degree in 1954.  Dick worked as a salesman to the funeral profession for the Dodge Chemical Company in Cambridge for 47 years until his retirement in 2002.  He was also an avid Red Sox fan and member of the Bosox Club.  Dick was the brother of the late Sister Helen Cullen SND, and the late Arthur Cullen, state inspector for the Board of Registration in Funeral Directing and Embalming.  He is survived by his son, Matthew Cullen of Norfolk, MA; his three daughters, Julie MacKenzie of Mansfield, Maureen Kingston of Halifax, and Laura Braz of Tiverton, Rhode Island; nine grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.  Visiting hours will be held Wednesday from 3-7 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood.  Relatives and friends will gather at the funeral home Thursday at 8 AM and proceed to St. Catherine of Siena Church, 547 Washington Street, Norwood for his Mass of Christian Burial at 9 o’ clock.  Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury.  Donations in Richard’s memory to the Central Asian Institute, PO Box 7209, Bozeman, Montana, 59771 would be appreciated.