Mr. Carpenter was born on March 15, 1946 in New York City to the late Herbert and Theresa (Walsh) Carpenter. For many years before his retirement he worked as a handyman with Local 32BJ.
He is survived by his former wife, Anna Powers; his daughter, Laura A. Carpenter; his son, Richard Carpenter, Jr. and his wife Linda; his granddaughter, Jeannine Carpenter; his brothers, Joey, William, Ronnie, Raymond, Michael, Donald, and Peter Carpenter; and many loving nieces and nephews. He is pre-deceased by his sister, Joan O’Shea.
Visiting will be Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9pm, with a service at 8:30pm, at Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home, 726 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx. Entombment will take place Wednesday 9:30am at St. Raymond’s Cemetery, 2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx.