Dick, a longtime resident of Norwell, Mass., died Nov. 29, 2020, after a period of declining health. He was admitted to the Class of  1955 but left soon thereafter. He graduated in 1958 from the Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and was a registered architect in several New England states. He served on several local and regional planning bodies, including as the first chairman of the Joint Regional Transportation Committee, planning the future of transportation in the Greater Boston area. 

Dick and his wife, Betty, enjoyed camping and canoeing and travel in Europe, Africa, and Asia. They fell in love with St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, and bought a villa there overlooking the Caribbean. 

Dick was predeceased by his wife. At the time of his death he was survived by daughters Helen Learn, Julia Rush, and Katharine Turner, and son Richard McMullan Jr.