Richard C. Gaffney, 84, of Orwigsburg, passed away Friday February 10th,  at Orwigsburg Center.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, December 22, 1938, he was the son of the late Frank and Eleanor Gaffney of New York. He was the husband of Libby Meck Gaffney.
He was an active member of St Ambrose Church, Schuylkill Haven. He served on the Orwigsburg Borough Council for five years and he served in the New York State Army National Guard for three years.
Richard had a B.S. degree from Queens College, New York and attended courses at St John's University and CCNY. Prior to its shutdown, he was the Human Resource Manager and Productivity Manager for Atlas Powder Company, Tamaqua. He then created his own Management Consulting business and taught classes at Penn State, Schuylkill, Reading and Allentown and served as an adjunct faculty at Cedar Crest College, Allentown.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Marion, Warsaw NY, and brother, Frank, Venice, Florida. Surviving in addition to his wife are children Lisa, wife of Kyle Roth, Brookhaven, Pa; Father Brian Gaffney of Orwigsburg, Jennifer, wife of Ira Walton, Orwigsburg, and Michele, wife of Jeffery Gilbert, Kennett Square, Pa; five grandchildren and his loving dog, Mazie.
In addition to his strong faith, he was a member of a small prayer group for over 30 years. His favorite past times were bird watching, shell collecting, and reading Russian novels. He enjoyed traveling in Europe and Russia and the USA.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, February 14th at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church in Schuylkill Haven, with Rev. Msgr.  Edward  S. Zemanik officiating. Visitation will be from 9:15 to 10:15 in the church chapel. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church Memorial Fund 201 Randel Street Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972.