Richard Lee Applegate Obituary
We are sad to announce that on May 2, 2025, Richard Lee Applegate of Newark, Delaware, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Richard Lee farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Richard Lee is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Leona Applegate (Landman) and Ellsworth Applegate; and his brother Keith Applegate. He is survived by: his wife Mary Piechowski; his daughter Michelle Applegate; and his sisters, Phyllis Applegate, Tanya Cooney (Mark) and April Miller.
The family suggests donations be made to American Cancer Society PO Box 669, New Castle, DE 19720 or online at cancer.org.
