Richard J. Turi ’56

Dick died Aug. 10, 2023, in Livingston, N.J., surrounded by his family.

Training in the family construction business to be an expert mason, Dick founded Champion Construction Co. and for 40 years provided area residents with masonry craftmanship — including building his own home in Livingston.

Dick loved sports, including interclub teams for Terrace Club. In Livingston, he coached Little League baseball as well as served as league president and on numerous community committees including the Big L Club, the Memorial Day parade, and the Korean/Vietnam Memorial. Family and friends remember his talent as an artist, writer, storyteller, and master of practical jokes. Dick was not active in our class activities, but his family fondly remembers his stories of growing up in Newark and his adventures at Princeton.

Dick is survived by his wife of 61 years Lorraine; children Linda, Danton, and Karen Turi Korakis and her husband Tommy; and two grandchildren. All credit Dick with wonderful childhoods.