Richard Thomas Conroy, age 80, of Frisco, Texas, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1940, to Frances and Joseph Conroy. Richard obtained his bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University and was self-employed as a residential builder. He married the love of his life, Martha Eileen Cross, in Long Island, New York, in January 1962, and they had three children. He was dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.
Richard is survived by his beloved wife, Martha Conroy; his daughters, Alicia Elliott, and Peggy Garoutte and her husband, Dr. Max Garoutte; his grandsons, Christopher Wiley, Tristan Robinson, Ben Wiley, Bryce Garoutte, and Braden Garoutte.
Richard was an intelligent man who was well-read and conversant on most topics. His last ten years were courageously fought against multiple cancers and heart disease. During those ten years, Big D, as his grandchildren knew him, was able to travel extensively with his family. He spent many trips at his favorite beach locale at South Padre Island where he enjoyed his favorite margaritas by the seaside while watching his grandchildren playing in the surf. His only son, Danny, passed twenty-eight years before him. Big D is now happily rejoined with his son in the presence of his Heavenly Father.
A memorial mass will be held at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 3990 W. University Drive, Prosper, Texas, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., officiated by Father Stephen Hauck. The family invites you to a remembrance gathering after the memorial mass at Berkshire Chapel, 9073 Berkshire Drive, Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.