Birth date: Mar 15, 1940 Death date: Aug 19, 2025
Richard Marcis was born on March 15, 1940 in Tarentum Pennsylvania to his loving parents Mary and John Marcis. Richard was soon followed by five siblings: Elaine (decd), Milly, John, Kenneth and Sally. The growing family moved to Read Obituary
I loved our get-together dinners at Doug’s and Heather’s home in Austin. We always had a lovely time and it was so touching to see how much you loved my country, Italy. You made me laugh when you shared your Italian experiences. See you on the other side, Dick, with a good glass of wine in hand. Esmeralda
I’ve known Richard for thirty five years, first meeting him through his daughter Rebecca. Through our amazing friends group, he would come to be family to all of us, regardless of actual ties.
Richard was an amazing human who had perfected the art of living. Knowing him it was obvious to see, he lived with joy and youthful enthusiasm in all his pursuits. Such a wonderful mindset. Another art he’d perfected was conversation; he would speak to anyone on whichever level they chose. I’ve met many highly educated people who are unable to do this. Richard could do this with ease.
It was always a pleasure to meet with him and Julie, both such wonderful company.
Richard will be dearly missed by a great many. We will certainly miss him. We should all take a lesson from him and live life as he did - forever young.
Our hearts and prayers are with his family.
Robin, Tariq, Nadeem Bokhari
Our deepest condolences to Julie, Doug, Becky Karray, Raj Karray and Karray families.
We met Mr. Richard Marcis and Julie Marcis at the graduation party of Neha Karray then in 2016 and later we became relatives when our son Jonathan (Jona) Durgam got married to Neha. Since then we met Dick during many family functions.
Dick was a humble and very friendly person which I admired. He is down to earth person and shared many things. We have seen both Dick and Julie together many occasions happy, joyful and laughing, cracking jokes.
We miss him.
May his soul rest in peace.
We continue to pray to God to give the peace and wipe away the tears and give comfort and strength to move forward in life.
Sincerely,
Vinod and Mamatha Durgam
Grandpa Dick was such a calm and kind spirit to be around - always seeing the best in everyone. We always had a good laugh and I genuinely enjoyed his company. A grandpa to everyone, a connoisseur of fine things and someone who truly seemed to have found inner peace. One of my favorite things I’ll remember is how he’d glance lovingly at his beautiful wife from across the room.
Keeping you in my prayers and sending so much love.
He will be so missed. We loved drinking a glass of wine with him and talking about economics at thanksgiving. I’ll also remember all cheesecakes.
Satbir and I always looked up to Richard for his fitness and enthusiasm be it regarding travel or sharing wine stories. He shared his wine website with us and we used to frequently visit that website. He always met with open arms and a loving hug. His freshly made wonderful cheesecake at every Thanksgiving was a staple.
He lived a good life and we are going to miss him and his smile.
Satbir and Vindi
In loving memory of Grandpa, a man whose joy was contagious and whose heart was always open.
Growing up, I spent every weekend with him, taking long walks, going to the playground, watching movies (always with plenty of popcorn), and baking together. He brought so much light into every room he entered.
It’s been such an honor to see Grandpa with his great-granddaughters, Arielle and Abigail. Watching them together was a beautiful reminder of the purest kind of love. Even in recent years, Grandpa never let age slow him down, always playing and laughing with my girls.
Thank you, Grandpa, for the joy you gave so freely, and for your top-tier wine recommendations. You will be missed beyond words and loved forever.
With all our love,
Neha Durgam
I will always remember grandpa with so much warmth—he was so loving and caring! As kids, I’ll never forget how he would bring turkey on thanksgiving and enjoy his wine with a smile always! I remember going over to his place to interview him for a school project! He was so patient and answered all my questions! He made those little moments so special, and he will be deeply missed! He is in a happy place :)
