Richard Alan Long

Richard Alan Long, 64, of Punta Gorda, FL and Old Orchard Beach, ME passed away unexpectedly on Feb 12, 2020 in Tampa FL. Dick was born on Jan 22, 1956 to Richard James and Gloria (Stroud) Long.  He graduated from Ilion (NY) schools.  Dick was a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh and achieved his Master's in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. His career was spent in the manufacturing sector where he held leadership roles in Operations including 27 years at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen.  He recently retired from Munters where he was VP of Global Operations - Americas. Dick had many interests outside of work.  Beside his family and friends, he enjoyed his "toys" -cars when he was in high school led to motorcycles, drones, boats...he always liked to try something new.  He was planning to spend his retirement boating the waters of west Florida on the "Someday is Here" with his beloved wife, Debra and their many close and special friends.  Super Bowl was always at their house where...