A. Richard Caputo

A. Richard Caputo ’60, of Shavertown, Pa.; Mar. 11, after a brief illness. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he served in the Judge Advocate General’s Department of the U.S. Air Force for three years, then joined a law firm that over time became known as Shea, Shea & Caputo. In 1997 he was nominated to the federal bench by President Clinton and served as a federal district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for 22 years. He was a member of various community organizations, a founding director of the Luzerne Foundation, director of the Federal Judges Association, and a member of the Third Circuit Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions. He enjoyed playing golf and had an interest in cars. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Shea Caputo ’62; two daughters and their spouses, including Lisa Caputo Morris ’86; son A. Richard Caputo Jr. ’88 and his wife, Laurel Reed Caputo ’88; and seven grandchildren, including Albert R. Caputo III ’18 and Jackson R. Caputo ’21.