Obituary of Richard Douglass Cassar

Richard Douglass Cassar, age 87, a longtime Concord Township, PA resident passed away on September 2, 2018. Born in Wilmington, DE to Grant and Dorothy Siebecker Cassar, he served in the US Army Chemical Corps. at Fort McClellan, AL. Richard was employed as a research chemist by Sun Oil for many years where he authored 23 patents. He later founded and operated his own industrial hygiene business until his retirement. An Eagle Scout and scoutmaster, he was the recipient of the prestigious Silver Beaver Award. Richard particularly enjoyed his work on the Eagle Scout board of review. He was an avid and knowledgeable outdoorsman with a vast and remarkable memory. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister, Lucille Cassar and son, David Cassar. He is survived by his wife, Ann Weik Cassar, son Thomas, and his wife Jill Sanders, son James and his wife Tianjia Wang and 3 grandchildren; Rachel, Grace and Chelsea Cassar. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 8th from 9:00 - 10:00AM at the Pagano Funeral Home, 3711 Foulk Rd., Garnet Valley, PA followed by a Memorial Service at 10:00AM. Interment, private. Memorial donations may be sent to Cradle of Liberty Council - Boy Scouts of America 1485 Valley Forge Rd., Wayne, PA 19087