Richard Eustace DiMassimo, 67, passed away August 29, 2017 in his home in Little Rock, Arkansas. Richard (Rick) was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Edra Faye and Nicholas DiMassimo. The family moved to Little Rock in 1956. Rick began school at Our Lady of the Holy Souls, where he met his future wife, Ann Connaughton. He later graduated from Hall High School and Pulaski Technical College. He and Ann were married in 2012. Rick was a lover of music, the Razorbacks, and his grandchildren.
Rick was preceded in death by his parents, Edra Faye and Nicholas DiMassimo. He is survived by his wife, Ann DiMassimo; sister, Lisa Griffith; children, Walker DiMassimo (Hilary), Rachel Griffin (Kevin), and step-son, JD Ruple; grandchildren, Savannah Spann, Neveah Bienvenu, Sophia DiMassimo, Kennedy Griffin, and Casey Ruple.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 31st at Little Rock Funeral Home at 5 p.m., followed by Rosary at 6 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Friday, September 1st at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church. Rick will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery in Little Rock, followed by lunch at Holy Souls Parish Hall for close friends and family.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.), (501) 224-2200. Rick's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
Visitation
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31.
5:00 PM (CDT)
Little Rock Funeral Home
8801 Knoedl Ct
Little Rock, AR, 72205
Rosary Service
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31.
6:00 PM (CDT)
Little Rock Funeral Home
8801 Knoedl Ct
Little Rock, AR, 72205
Funeral Mass
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1.
10:30 AM (CDT)
Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church
1003 N. Tyler St.
Little Rock, AR, 72205