Lifelong resident of Chelsea, Richard entered into eternal rest Friday morning, September 11, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, after a brief battle with cancer.  He was 85 years of age.  Born in Chelsea, he is the son of the late Samuel and Virginia A. (Mollica) Casino.  Richard graduated from Shurtleff School and Chelsea High School, Class of 1953.  He was in the Shurtleff and C.H.S. bands, where he played trumpet.  He was a 9 year Veteran of the MA Army National Guard.  Richard is a retired head shipper of Novelty Bias Binding Co. in Chelsea.  He dedicated 50 years of service before retiring in 2005.  Richard is a late member of the Chelsea Knights of Columbus and the Chelsea Senior Center, where he enjoyed playing bocce.  He also enjoyed Wonderland, Suffolk Downs, Foxwoods and Encore.  Richard was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox; Ted Williams was his favorite player.

Richard leaves behind his brother, Paul G. Casino of Chelsea.  He is also lovingly survived by many cousins.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:  Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Richard's visiting hours at the Carafa Family Funeral Home, 389 Washington Ave., Chelsea on Tuesday, September 15 ^th from 10:00 - 12:00 Noon. All attendees are required to wear face coverings, practice social distancing when greeting the family, pay their respects and exit the funeral home to allow other guests to enter.  Funeral Services will follow the visitation in the Funeral Home at 12:00 Noon.  Services will conclude with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. We encourage family and friends to offer condolences at this time by means of the online guest book or to send a personalized sympathy card.