Richard Orrin Alguire
January 30, 1938 – May 10, 2024
Richard Orrin Alguire, born Jan. 30, 1938, passed away unexpectedly May 10, 2024, at HCA Florida South Shore Hospital. Dick grew up in Massena, NY, the son of Orrin and Hazel. His two sisters were Marjorie Duprey (Ted), two sons, Kurt and Eric, and Shirley Kogon (Reigner), son, Stephan, and daughter, Simone. He had four daughters, Wray Creighton-Grigorakis, sons Ian and Alexander Grigorakis; Karen D'Antona (Vito), Rondon (Lus), two sons, David and Christopher D'antona; Elizabeth Bower (Mark), son, Avery, and daughter, Laurel; Sarah Wright (Russell), daughter, Madison, sons, Mason and Maddox, and daughter, Maura Wright.
Dick played football on an undefeated high school team, wrestled and played hockey. He attended Boys State. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, Dick studied mechanical engineering. There he wrestled, played hockey and joined Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He had a full ride with an ROTC scholarship.
After graduation his working career spanned several companies. His concentration was as a sales engineer in the plastics industry. He covered Europe and the US at a young age, then Scandinavia and, finally, China and Taiwan. He walked the Great Wall of China to fulfill his destiny. He resided in numerous cities in the Northeast and South and, finally, after the death of his wife, Nancy Steer Alguire, he moved to the Midwest, beginning in Chicago, where he met his wife of 30 years, Nancy Brookman Alguire.
Upon retirement to Sun City Center, Dick dabbled in several part-time jobs to keep active and learn the community. He was an excellent roller-blader and read non-stop.
An upcoming fun-filled Celebration of his Life takes place in New York on Aug. 16.
Dick played football on an undefeated high school team, wrestled and played hockey. He attended Boys State. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, Dick studied mechanical engineering. There he wrestled, played hockey and joined Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. He had a full ride with an ROTC scholarship.
After graduation his working career spanned several companies. His concentration was as a sales engineer in the plastics industry. He covered Europe and the US at a young age, then Scandinavia and, finally, China and Taiwan. He walked the Great Wall of China to fulfill his destiny. He resided in numerous cities in the Northeast and South and, finally, after the death of his wife, Nancy Steer Alguire, he moved to the Midwest, beginning in Chicago, where he met his wife of 30 years, Nancy Brookman Alguire.
Upon retirement to Sun City Center, Dick dabbled in several part-time jobs to keep active and learn the community. He was an excellent roller-blader and read non-stop.
An upcoming fun-filled Celebration of his Life takes place in New York on Aug. 16.