Richard Gavin Gaston, Jr. was born on May 21, 1959, in Chicago, IL, in the western suburbs to Richard and Susie Gaston.
Richard was baptized at Trinity Resurrection United Church in 2011. Richard attended St. Jude Elementary School and graduated from St. Columbanus Elementary School. Richard graduated from Christian Fenger Academy High School in 1978 and was awarded the Fastest Running Back in Illinois.
Richard worked at Baskins Department Store from 1978 – 1990, and worked for the Chicago Transit Authority for 29 years.
On May 5, 2022, Richard went home to be with the Lord. In heaven, Richard will join his father, Richard Gaston, Sr.; mother, Susie Gaston; grandson, Ron Gaston; and twin brothers, Ronald and Donald Phalo.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Carolyn Gaston; daughters, Toya Gaston, and Tiana Gaston; son, Richard Gaston III; granddaughters, Liani Black, and Sa’riyah Black; brothers, Kenneth Glover, Alvin Martin; sister, Brenda Gaston; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunties, and uncles.
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