Brian Richardson
Age - 53
November 21, 2023
Brian Richardson Old Orchard Beach - formerly of Biddeford Our family lost a our bravest fighter, Brian Richardson, age 53, on the morning of November 19th, 2023, after a 9 month battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive and rare brain cancer. Brian died at home in the loving hands of his daughter, Fionna, grandson, Lennox, life long friend Robin, and his dog, Ronan, who kept his feet warm. Brian was born on May 12th, 1970 in Portland, Maine to Jeanette Mckenney, a crafter, beachgoer, and proud supporter of her local animal rescue and shelter programs. Brian's role in his family has been most important since the very start. He was brought into this world with enough tenacity for everybody. He spent his youth enveloped in the love, admiration, and pride of his two sisters, many cousins, grandparents, and extended family and friends who have all sought inspiration and direction from him throughout their lives. Brian moved to Biddeford in his teens, graduating from Biddeford High School, class of 1988. He worked at many local staples of the community such as TJ's Pizza, Funtown, and Westpoint Stevens Brian had a true obsession with and dedication to the greatest baseball team of all time, the Boston Red Sox. Since just a young child, his favorite places were as followed, watching the game, being in the game, or in the batting cages until closing time. Brian's dedication to the Red Sox was unwavering and shown by his extensive collection of memorabilia, his knowledge, and the smile on his face even when his team lost. The love for the sport only grew stronger this year when his grandson followed in his footsteps and his love for batting blossomed just as his grandpas. A love for various cars was thrown in his lap the moment he first got behind the wheel. New cars, old cars, fast cars, and even junkers he'd pick up through his travels for the joy of of allowing his daughters creative freedom with the paint job and watching him smash it up at the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. Brian owned more cars than countable over the years, and leaves behind his legacy in his 1980 Corvette which was always a bonding point for him and his grandson on every sunny day for after school pick up. Brian was the proud father of two daughters, Fionna and Brianna, and spent his entire life ensuring their lives were better than his own. He shared with them a love for cars, shoes, video games, live music, and was always the first parent to volunteer for school activities. Most of all, he has shown us the value of authenticity and and hard work in multiple formats. Brian was blessed to enjoy fifteen years of even stronger love when he became a grandparent. He was shown a bond so strong that inspired him even more to keep our family safe, secure, and wanting for nothing. One grandchild quickly became five and each time his heart and Christmas list grew larger. Brian showed up to every Christmas with the bed of his truck full of carefully curated gifts for his grandchildren that he would often spend months gathering. He enjoyed taking his grandchildren to North Conway and the mall each year to do their annual school shopping, stopping in at Big Daves first for his favorite burrito. He played the most crucial part of our children's lives, especially our sons, who look to him as a father and mentor, and to the girls, the Teddy bear that wouldn't miss a cheer meet or a school concert. He will be most greatly missed by his proudest family members, his grandchildren, Lennox, Phoebe, Mason, Charlette, and Harriet. The last 12 years of Brian's life were spent working alongside some of the greatest friends life has given him. Brian was a crucial member in his craft at Deepwater Buoyancy and was consistently referred to as "the hardest worker in the room". He took great pride in everything he did. Brian spent his years at Deepwater making all of his daughter's DIY dreams come true whenever asked. His off the clock creations ranged from shelves, planters, coffee tables, and even Guinea pig cages. His work at Deepwater was second nature to him and something that was missed the most following his Glioblastoma diagnosis in February. One of his largest goals was to get back to work with his friends. Though he never made it back to work, he was welcomed with open arms and huge smiles by the entire crew every time we popped in without notice to say hi or ask for a favor. The support offered from his friends was unwavering not just through his battle with Brain Cancer but the entire 12 years he spent with them. His love for his job and his coworkers was prevalent until the very end. Brian is survived by his daughters, Fionna and Brianna, grandchildren, Lennox, Phoebe, Mason, Charlotte, & Harriet along with many siblings, cousins, nephews, niece, and friends who adored him. My dad was an advocate for the community he unwillingly and shockingly became a part of on February tenth of this year. I promised him on that day that I would be his voice until this very moment, his obituary. His own advocate for months, he knew something was wrong. His original symptoms were headaches and just feeling "off". After much push for a CT scan, our lives were changed immediately as a golf ball sized brain tumor was found on his right temporal lobe. The next day, Dad was operated on diligently to remove the bulk of his tumor. That day, February 11th, 2023, we met Glioblastoma Multiforme for the first time. Glioblastoma Multiforme is a rare and aggressive form of Brain Cancer that will also impact the lives of 12,000 other patients and their families this year. GBM (Glioblastoma Multiforme) is always incurable, terminal, and admittedly ugly. Patients like my dad that receive such a heavy diagnosis will have their time left measured in just months. The brutal honesty about this disease is that it will rapidly take every bodily function both physically and mentally in the most unforgiving way. There were no silver linings and there was no peaceful escape. GBM currently has no known causes and receives less than 2% of funds to aid in cancer research. My dad and the 12,000 people like him that will be diagnosed this year are worth more than 2%. He deserved more advocating, more time, and far greater help than what is currently available. My dad truly put up the best fight and we are so proud of him and honored to share his story as he wanted. Funeral Services will be kept private. In lieu of followers, donations can be made to the family for a memorial bench. Checks can be sent in his daughter's name, Fionna Richardson, to 196 Temple Avenue in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Donations can also be made to the Gliobastoma Research Organization in Brian's name. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Brian V. Richardson, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.Show more
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