Richard I. Mulvey

Richard I. Mulvey, of Naples, FL, Geneva and Ithaca, NY died on December 6, 2023 at his home in Naples, FL. Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home, 181 N. Main St., Geneva on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 in St. Stephen’s Church, 48 Pulteney St., Geneva. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Memorial contributions, in his memory, may be made to St. Mary’s Cemetery or to St. Francis - St. Stephen's Education Fund. Mr. Mulvey was born in Geneva, NY, the son of Leo J. Sr. and Edith M. Mulvey on March 2, 1929. He was a graduate of St. Stephens’s School and DeSales High School in Geneva. He was drafted into the Army in November 1950. Following graduation from Officers Candidate School he was stationed in Salzburg, Austria until October 1953. Upon completion of his military service he attended Niagara University and graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1958 and Albany Law School in 1960. He then started his 45 year legal career with the law office of Bond and McDonald in Geneva and Armand L. Adams in Ithaca. In August of 1966, he opened his private law practice in Ithaca. During his professional career he served as Ithaca City Prosecutor, Ithaca City Judge and Ithaca Urban Renewal Attorney, and Tompkins County Tax Attorney. He was a member of the Tompkins County and New York State Bar Associations. In addition, he was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Ithaca Elks Club, and the Ithaca and Seneca Yacht Clubs, the Ithaca Country Club and Ithaca Rotary Club. In 1985 and in 1986 he served as Chairman of the Tompkins County Republican Committee. In Naples, he was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church, the Naples Forum Club and the Naples Model Yacht Club. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Ann Marshall Mulvey; his sister Lucille; his brothers, Leo J. Mulvey, Jr., William H. Mulvey Sr., John B. Mulvey and Francis J. Mulvey. Online condolences may be offered by visiting www.ShikanyFuneralHome.com. Arrangements are being handled by Shikany’s Bonita Funeral Home, Family Owned Since 1978.

Richard I. Mulvey

March 2, 1929 - December 6, 2023