Richard Rivera Memorial Fund

Richard “Richy” Evelio Rivera, 21, of Chicago, IL, and Scottsdale, AZ, and, Gainesville, FL, and, most recently, Denver, CO, died this past Thursday, August 29, 2019. He was born in Chicago on January 14, 1998, to Evelio and Maria Rivera, fifteen months after his big sister, Katherine. Richard graduated from Buchholz High School in May of 2016, and worked in construction as a laborer while he was in college. Richard wanted to be a stock broker, and enjoyed basketball and video games and following the stock market and coming up with money-making schemes. Richy is survived by his sister, Katherine, his parents, and about eight hundred cousins. His never-ending energy, speed-racer driving techniques, spine-crushing hugs, and hard working personality will live on in memory.



More information about the wake and celebration of life to follow shortly.