Manchester, NH – Richard M. Tidd, 65, passed away unexpectedly March 23, 2022 at his home in Manchester.
Born in Haverhill, he was the son of the late Stanley and Helen (DiFloures) Tidd. Raised in Haverhill, he attended Haverhill Schools. Richard was employed for many years in the Maintenance Department at the Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. Throughout Richard’s lifetime, he enjoyed fishing with family and friends. When he had the opportunity he especially loved charter boat ocean fishing. Richard always enjoyed candlepin bowling and was on numerous leagues for many years. He was also an avid New England Patriots fan.
Richard is survived by his sons, Richard Tenn and Kenneth Tidd; sisters, Patricia A. Lavoie, Joyce C. Sanchez and her husband Albino, Mary J. Donvan; Julia Fletcher and her husband Raymond; brother Robert Tidd; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Saturday, June 18 from 3:00PM until 5:00PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St., Haverhill. A funeral service will follow in the funeral home at 5:00PM. Burial will be on Monday, June 20 at 1:00PM at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, No. Broadway, Haverhill. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com
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Mike Masterson says
April 7, 2022 at 6:06 pmI worked with Rich closely since 2013 in our Residence Halls. He and I had many great conversations, we frequently picked on each other and I found myself giving him a lot of advice during our time together. He was always a pleasure to speak with and a joy to know while here at SNHU. He worked hard on getting our halls cleaned and I always appreciated his dedication to our halls.
I am terribly sorry for your loss, I hope what I shared above shines into some of his life here at SNHU.
Renee (Chabot) McDaniels says
April 8, 2022 at 12:58 pmMy condolences to the family. He will be sadly missed.
Deborah Davis - SNHU says
April 8, 2022 at 2:49 pmAs a friend and co-worker on the Facilities Team, Richard was a positive light that walked into the Operations Center front door every morning. He always said “good morning” then would take a moment for a little personal chat. He would then hog the coffee machine as he filled his giant coffee thermos with 2 coffees and a hot chocolate which he said he would need to get him through his busy morning. 🙂
At the end of the day, he would again walk into the operations center front door with a “hello” and another little chat about how his day went, he would ask about my family and always walked away saying “have a good night or have a good weekend and tell Ed I said hello”. I miss that already. Richard just loved talking to people.
Richard also loved a party. Every event we had at SNHU he talked about it before hand and was the first one there. Several years ago we had a holiday event at a local banquet hall with dancing. Richard was in his glory and would not get off the dance floor. We took turns going up and dancing with him as he was enjoying himself so much. We handled him tag-team, as each of us got pooped out – we would laugh and switch off, while he just kept on boogy-ing.
Richard would always call the reception desk during his workday and ask to be transferred to his manager. One day I asked him “Richard, why don’t you call her directly, you must have her cell phone?” He would say “I have her cell phone – I like to talk to people, you know that, if I call her directly, I wouldn’t be able to talk to you guys” I said “ahh I gotcha!” and we both laughed.
He took great pride in his job and showed his work off every chance he got. If you walked by when he had just finished a project, he would show you how great it looked and be thrilled with any praise you gave. He truly was a great guy, a gentle giant. I miss him and always think of him when the operations center front door opens, when the reception phone rings and during events.
RIP my friend, you are the best and your SNHU family misses you.
Mark Fogel says
April 10, 2022 at 4:21 amRest in Peace Richard. My condolences to your family and friends.