RICHARD J. TWARDY OF LUMBERTON, PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 56 ON OCTOBER13 2015 AT HOME. RICH WAS BORN IN PHILADELPHIA, RAISED IN SOUTHAMPTON AND WENT TO LENAPE HIGH SCHOOL AND LINCOLN TECH. HE HAD WORKED FOR TELESCIENCES AND UTICOM AS A SENIOR REGIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TRAVELING THE WORLD. HE WAS A CHARISMATIC FELLOW WITH A SPUNKY AND CHARMING PERSONALITY AND WOULD TALK ANYONES EAR OFF. AND TO THOSE WHO KNEW RICH, HIS WIFE, KIM, WAS HIS SOUL MATE IN LIFE AND BEYOND. THEY WERE INSEPERABLE. WHATEVER HE WAS GETTING INTO HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND PERSUED IT TO HIS BEST CAPABILITY. HE WAS AN AVID DOG LOVER AND FATHER TO MANY PRECIOUS AND SPOILED DOGGIES WHO LOVED THEIR DADDY AND THEIR NIGHTLY ICE CREAM TIME. HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS CRAFTMANSHIP AND LOVED BEING CREATIVE IN WOODWORKING PROJECTS. HE DOTED ON HIS CAR PROJECTS, ALWAYS HAVING HAD A LOVE FOR HIS OLDER PRIZED CORVETTES AND CAMAROS. HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY HIS BELOVED AND DEVOTED WIFE OF 30 YEARS, KIMBERLY [NEE DEANTONIO], HIS SISTER CHANTAL HORENBURGER [RICHARD], HIS BROTHER FRANCIS TWARDY, HIS NEPHEW CHRISTOPHER TWARDY, AND HIS NIECE THERESA ELLER [LARRY]. HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS LOVING PARENTS LEON AND JEAN TWARDY, HIS MOTHER IN LAW, MARY JANE DEANTONIO, AND HIS BELOVED NIECE AND GODDAUGHTER JENNIFER [HORENBURGER] MAUK. HE ALSO LEAVES BEHIND HIS DEVOTED FOUR LEGGED GIRLS, LAYCZEE LUV [CHUNK MONKEY] AND ZARA IZZADORABLE. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND HIS VISITATION ON TUESDAY FROM 12 TO 1PM AT THE PERINCHIEF CHAPELS, 438 HIGH STREET MOUNT HOLLY. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL FOLLOW AT 1 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. INTERMENT WILL BEPRIVATELY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ONE OF RICHS FAVORITE CHARITIES. BURLINGTON COUNTY SPCA AT burlcospca.org