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Larry Dean

August 12, 1958 - September 20, 2016

Burial Date September 23, 2016

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Larry “Rick” Dean, 58, of Chicopee, died on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at home with his family by his side. Rick was a facility manager at the Polish National Credit Union. He was born in Worcester on August 12, 1958 and was the son of Norma (Gravel) Dean of Chicopee and the late Roy Dean. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Diane (Carroll) Dean, a daughter, Erin Headley and her husband, Garvin, three grandchildren, Dwayne, Jayden and Ellie, a brother, Jeffrey and his wife, Jennifer of Houston, TX, two sisters, Robin Hurst and her husband Thomas of Falmouth and Karen Hensley and her husband, Sam of Lexington, KY, a sister-in-law, Sue Dean of Millbury, his mother-in-law, Eleanor Carroll of Chicopee, several brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws and many nephews and nieces. Besides his father, Rick is predeceased by his brother, Gary. Rick enjoyed trips to Maine and loved spending time with his grandkids. The family would like to thank Dr. Jeffrey Ochs, the staff at Mercy Oncology, the nurses at the Mercy Oncology Infusion Unit and Spectrum Home Health and Hospice Care for their care and compassion. Rick’s funeral will be held on Friday, September 23, 2016 from the Cierpial Memorial Funeral Home on 69 East St. in Chicopee Falls at 9:30 am, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church, 387 Chestnut St. in Springfield at 11 am. The burial will be at the convenience of the family. Calling hours are on Thursday, (TODAY) from 4 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Cherubs/CDH, 3650 Rogers Rd., Suite 290, Wake Forest, NC 27587