Karen Richmond
1959 - 2025
Karen Richmond of Cambridge, Massachusetts passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2025.
Karen was born on August 17, 1959 in Hanover, NH. She grew up in Birmingham, MI and Hopkinton, NH. After high school, Karen attended Pine Manor College, now known as Messina College, and graduated with a B.A. in Sociology in 1983. She lived with disabling mental illness which kept her from working. Even so, she found a way to live a full and rich life, living independently with the wonderful social services provided by the City of Cambridge and Cambridge Health Alliance. After graduating from college, Karen lived most of her adult life in Central Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She felt comfortable there and loved its diversity and politics.
Throughout her life, Karen kept abreast of and enjoyed expressing her opinion about politics. Sending frequent cheerful cards and giving small presents to family made her happy and she enjoyed going to the movie theatre and critiquing the movies she saw for family, so all would know what to watch and what to avoid. Going out for meals with friends and family at the local restaurants near her apartment gave Karen great pleasure as well. She would always see someone she knew when walking to and from the restaurants. Karen was also the center of communication for all the happenings in the family.
Karen will be forever loved and missed by her friends and family. She was the beloved aunt of Erik Fulton, Christopher Fulton who predeceased her, Makale Camara and Anna Camara and beloved great-aunt of Eliza Fulton and Alexander Fulton. In addition, she leaves her father Peter Richmond, stepmother Tamara Selyangina, twin sister Catherine Richmond McCullough, brother-in-law David McCullough, younger sister Jeanette Camara Richmond and Jeanette’s life partner Aboubacar Camara. Karen’s mother Anne Richmond predeceased her.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Cambridge Health Alliance, CHA Foundation, 350 Main Street, 5th Floor, Malden, MA 02148, or the Cambridge Housing Authority, 362 Green Street - 3rd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139.