A Celebration of Life for Richard Salierno will be on May 11th, 2024 at Venue 1235 from 1:00-7:00 PM, located at 1235 North 3rd Street, Lawrence, Kansas, 66044.
Richard Andrew Salierno of Lawrence, Kansas passed away March 14, 2024 with family by his side. He was born May 19, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Long Island in Lindenhurst, New York and spent much of his youth surrounded by friends and family playing sports and going to nearby beaches. He became a Kansan when he filled his older brother already attending Ottawa University.
Rich worked for the Lawrence Journal World as a Distribution Manager for 30 years. He followed at the Kansas City Star for three years and then became a casual Bus Driver in Lawrence, Kansas for 2 years prior to full retirement.
Rich married Wanda Freeman on December 6, 1993 in Las Vegas. She survives of the home. Other survivors include Michael Salierno, brother, 8 brother-in-laws, 7 sister-in-laws and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Beatrice Salierno, nephew, Dominic Salierno, and sister-in-law, Aneita Burton.
Rich could light up any room with his whit and laughter. He loved to travel home and abroad with his wife, friends and family. Many of those travels involved attending one of many sporting vents and music venues. Rich was a true captain at heart and enjoyed spending his free time fishing and boating at Perry Lake. We all need to celebrate a life well lived.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Douglas County Visiting Nurses Hospice Care, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home: P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, KS, 66044.
