Richard Andrew Stroud, 57, of Lisbon Maine died on May 19th, 2016 due to stomach cancer. Richard was born November 24th, 1958 in Romford, Essex, UK, the fourth child of Dr. Geoffrey Stroud and Sheelagh (Luscumbe) Stroud.

Richard was a loving and caring husband to his wife Brenda Tarmey- Stroud, and a terrific and caring stepfather to five children, Jennifer Tarmey, Philip Tarmey, Christopher Tarmey, April Tarmey and Daniel Tarmey, all of Lewiston & Auburn, ME, and a loving ‘Papa’ to the 21+ grandchildren that joined us over the past 19 years. (Michael Williams, Lauren Tarmey, Katie Williams, Patience Trosper-Tarmey, Thomas Williams, Tyler Tarmey, Abigail Guiggey, Ian Tarmey, Sophia Johnson, Kayla Tarmey, Lillian Guiggey, Madison Madore, Alex Tarmey, Alivia Esterbrook, Kaylianna Madore, Dylan Lake/Campbell, Brayden Madore, Brayden Tarmey, Colton Lake/Campbell, Arianna Campbell, and Marcus Tarmey.)

Richard was predeceased by his mother Sheelagh Stroud. He leaves behind his wife, Brenda Tarmey- Stroud; his father, Dr. Geoffrey Stroud of Brunswick, ME, and siblings Dr. Hilary Stroud and John Sutula of Gibsonia, PA, Janice Stroud of Grand Cayman, Geoffrey and Karen Stroud of Peachtree City, GA and John and Nancy Stroud of Freeport, ME, as well as 4 nieces Laura Sutula, Deidre Sutula, Megan Stroud and Amy Stroud and 4 nephews Glenn Sutula, Evan Stroud, Calvin Stroud and Christian Stroud.

Richard was a kind, caring, patient, smart, hardworking, super intelligent, a gentle soul, and stubborn. He would help anyone…and did without hesitation or reward. He would tackle any kind of problem and routinely fixed things of all sorts for many, many people. He had an amazing mind that could solve anything and was called upon often to do so. His passing has left such an incredible hole in so many lives.

Richard graduated from Brunswick High School, attended Northeastern University, worked for LL Bean, was a self-employed carpenter, worked for the Portland Newspapers, Geiger, ERA Worden Realty and was most recently VP and shareholder for T.H. Creations, Inc.

Richard grew up in

Brunswick, ME on Mere Point and there are many stories of his childhood adventures. One in particular is the story of how he rescued three young men who were stranded on a floating chunk of ice in Maquoit Bay for which he received an honorary recognition from President Richard Nixon on April 10, 1973.

Richard and Brenda took on a huge undertaking when they purchased a Grange Hall in 2005 and proceeded to turn it into their home. With his ability to ‘do anything,’ the hall morphed into a fun and loving home for all the family, including huge gatherings for holidays, weddings, and other events. In March, just before we knew the seriousness of his illness, Richard moved a large antique gazebo next the house and that was going to be their Spring project.

Richard left his own personal message to those he left behind. “Thank you to everyone who touched my life whether a fleeting moment or decades. You have given me this life that I cherished and I can ask no more.”

A memorial service and celebration of life reception will be held at 3:00PM on Thursday, May 26th, 2016 at 22 Upland Road in Lisbon, Maine. All who knew and cared for Richard are welcome.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like to suggest a plant for one of the many gardens that Richard loved or a donation in his honor to the Hospice House in Auburn Maine.