Richard "Dick" Joyce

Richard “Dick” A. Joyce, age 74, a lifelong resident of Hudson, New Hampshire, passed suddenly at home on the morning of June 10th. Prior to his passing, Dick was enjoying retirement from a long career in commercial refrigeration beginning at ACR in Lowell, Massachusetts and ending with 45 successful years with Hussmann Corp. in Salem, New Hampshire where Dick was the longtime installation manager. Dick was a graduate of Alvirne High School and earned an Associate’s Degree from New Hampshire Vocational College. Dick previously held a private pilot license and in his later years enjoyed building and flying model airplanes. Dick was also an avid sportsman, member of the Lone Pine Hunters Club and Hudson Fish and Game. Dick enjoyed golfing with his wife, spending time with his family, working around the house, watching auto and motorcycle racing, fly fishing for trout, pheasant hunting and target shooting. Dick’s other hobbies included caring for his vegetable garden, apple trees, and blueberry bushes. Dick was predeceased by his parents, Constant C. “Joe” Joyce, Mary A. Joyce (née Schoolcraft), and brother, David Joyce. Dick is survived by his loving wife, Sandra G. (Gagnon) Joyce. They would have celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in October. Dick is also survived by his son, Matthew R. Joyce, Esq., a tax attorney and law professor practicing in Boston, Massachusetts, his wife, Norelle W. Joyce, and his favorite granddog, Penny, of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Dick’s other surviving family members include his brother, Gerald A. Joyce, Ph.D., his wife Patrice Joyce, their daughters Elaine Joyce and Renée Joyce, M.D, all of Newton, Massachusetts; his sister-in-law, Linda Downing, her husband, John Downing, of Nashua, New Hampshire, their children, Kate Partridge, D.P.T., her husband Tim Partridge, and Kerry Rickrode, her husband Sean Rickrode; sister-in-law, Debra Picerne and her partner Tim Webber, of Florida; and brother-in-law, Robert Gagnon, of Barnstead, New Hampshire. A special word of thanks is owed to the Hudson Fire and Police Departments for their quick, professional response and companionship during a difficult time. Following cremation, a time of visitation will be held on Monday, June 15th from 4:00pm - 6:30pm with a Service of Remembrance at 6:30pm in the Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home, 50 Ferry Street in Hudson. Burial will be held at a later date.

Richard "Dick" Joyce

June 10, 2026