Richard P. Coburn, Jr., 69 of Albuquerque, New Mexico and West Dennis, Massachusetts died Tuesday September 15, 2015 while battling a terminal illness. His life was defined by his love of family and friends.
 
He was the husband of Mary (Fratus) Coburn for 46 years.
 
Born on Nantucket Island, the son of the late Richard P. and Arlene C. (Roche) Coburn.  Richard was a graduate of Medford High School in 1964 and a graduate of Stonehill College in 1968.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged, with the rank of Captain, in 1972.
 
Richard went on to become a U.S. Secret Service Agent in 1975, retiring in 2000.  Following his retirement, he worked as a Private Investigator for the agency for several years, and as a contractor for private security firms.
 
He  enjoyed spending summers on Cape Cod,  fishing,  reading books,  watching classic movies, watching Red Sox baseball, and most of all spending time with his wife, sister, children, grandchildren, his cousins, nieces and nephews and close friends.
 
In addition to his wife, Richard is survived by a son, Christopher and his wife Cindi of Riverside, RI; two daughters, Lindsay Coburn and Todd Wickard of Placitas, NM, and Stephanie Coburn and Gil Saenz of Cantonment, FL; a sister, Claudia C. Hamer of Wellesley; six grandchildren, John and Casey Coburn, Noah and Ana Marie Saenz, Amanda Carpenter, and Ashlynn Franco; and one great-granddaughter, Lilliana Coburn.  He will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved him.
 
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday Sept. 21 in Saint Pius X Church, Station Ave., South Yarmouth.
 
Interment will be private.
 
Visiting hours will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday Sept. 20 in the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth.