The Richard Drury Memorial Plaque

Dec 17, 2023 Update: Brooke, Barbara, Bill and about a dozen participants, dedicated the bronze memorial Plaque, installed in a central location in the Leverett Transfer Station.

With thanks for all the donors, supporters, Leverett town workers & elected officials.

May 15 UPDATE. Thank you to everyone who has donated through this GoFundMe site. We have also received $277 in paper checks, so we are $27 above the $2100 goal.

The Bronze Plaque has been ordered. Once we have completed the installation of the Plaque, any remaining funds will be donated, in Richard’s name, to a local Environmental Protection organization.

We do not have email addresses for everyone who donated, and not everyone is a member of the local Leverett Connects email group, or on Bill Barry's email list. So, if you would like to be informed of activities related to the installation and completion of this project, please use the green contact button below, to provide your email address to Organizer Bill Barry , listed below, and we will include you in future updates.

Thank you, from

The Richard Drury Memorial Plaque Committee (R. Brooke Thomas, Barbara Tiner, Bill Barry)

Our treasurer for this project is Barbara Tiner, she is not the Beneficiary, but serves as our account manager.

The Richard Drury Memorial Plaque Committee (R. Brooke Thomas, Barbara Tiner, Bill Barry) has received approval from the Town of Leverett to place a permanent bronze plaque near the entrance area of the Leverett Transfer Station to honor Richard's extensive services to the community of Leverett.

The funds raised will pay for the creation & Installation of this Plaque which will be installed in the Springtime of 2023. ($1650 for the Plaque & $450 to build & install the base that will hold the plaque) Any funds donated above the $2,100 goal will be donated in Richard's Name to a local environmental protection organization.

Thank You, R. Brooke Thomas, Barbara Tiner and Bill Barry.

This Bronze Plaque will contain the statement shown below.

RICHARD A. DRURY

October 24, 1951 – December 14, 2020

Richard was a cofounder and for many years a supervisor of the award-winning Leverett Transfer Station, including the Take It or Leave It, which remains an important place for sharing used goods and community spirit.

On a mid-December winter’s day, while walking his two beloved dogs, he went missing and has not been seen since.

Richard was a deeply spiritual person, a generous, thoughtful friend and neighbor. He had a passion for seeking the best possible outcomes for individuals, communities and the planet. Richard was a US Navy veteran. He was an enthusiastic inventor, scholar, teacher and self-taught engineer. An entrepreneur businessman, Richard created RCS Energy Services, a business he successfully managed for 33 years.

May his spirit surround us and may he inspire us all.