Richard A. Narkiewicz, 84, died Thursday, April 16th, in Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, MA surrounded by his family after a brief, but heroic battle with myeloid sarcoma. He endured several major surgeries and chemotherapy treatments at multiple hospitals, facing them bravely and with a strong will to fight. He was born February 3, 1942, in Central Falls, RI, son of the late Aloysius and Anna Narkiewicz. He grew up in North Attleboro, MA on a 100-acre farm and graduated from North Attleboro High School in 1959. Richard served proudly in the US Army for four years, from 1964 to 1968, receiving an honorary discharge. His time in the Army took him to Germany and other parts of Europe that he remembered fondly. He met the love of his life, Lucille Savard, in 1966 on a blind date set up by their mothers, who were coworkers and friends. They would marry three years later in 1969. They built a home on a parcel split off from the family farm and raised their family there, on Lindsey Street in North Attleboro. Richard was an amazing musician and accomplished accordion player, instilling a lifelong love of music in both of his sons. He was also a talented mechanic, working to repair the muscle cars of the era before changing professions a few years later to become the Stockroom Manager for 34 years at Valley Resources, a natural gas utility company in Cumberland, RI. He retired in 2002 to then relocate to western MA to be closer to his family who had already migrated there, settling in South Hadley. Richard and Lucille loved spending time during the summer at their condo at Loon Mountain in the White Mountains of Lincoln, NH, with their two sons, Ken and Doug, as well as other family and friends. Richard and his family also loved traveling to Florida for Disney vacations, another of their favorite destinations, ever since they first honeymooned there. Richard enjoyed gardening, fishing, boating, camping and the outdoors. He could fix nearly anything and was great with all things mechanical, especially cars and small engine repair. He also never met a chicken parm dinner that he didn’t like, and loved watching YouTube while enjoying a great, heaping bowl of cheese puffs and an orange soda. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, Lucille, as well as his sons Douglas and Kenneth, along with Kenneth’s wife Lisa (DeMoura) and their son, his only grandson, Ethan. Being Ethan’s Dziadziu (Polish for Grandpa) was his greatest joy. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be announced at a future date. For more information or to make condolences online please go to obrienfamilyfh.com.