Deceased Information

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• DECEASED

  Richard Tillery

• AGE

  43

• DATE OF DEATH

  Tuesday, March 21, 2023

• DATE OF FUNERAL

  Friday, March 24, 2023

• TIME OF FUNERAL

  2:00 PM

• PLACE OF FUNERAL

  Graveside

• FUNERAL STREAM

  Time: Mar 24, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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• PLACE OF BURIAL

  Greenwood Cemetery

• SHIVA INFORMATION

  Saturday 9:00 PM

  Sunday 6:30 PM

  Congregation Or Ve Shalom, 1681 N Druid Hills Rd, Atlanta, GA 30319
  
  

• DONATIONS

  • ❖ The Richard J. Tillery Memorial Scholarship

• OBITUARY

  The family of Richard Josiah Tillery is sad to announce his passing at age 43 on March 21st. Though his time on earth was cut short, his friends and family know he always lived life on his own terms. 

  Born to Rachel Benator, MD, and Randy Tillery, of Salt Lake City, UT, Richard  was always a lively, principled individual. He was the first to speak up for what he believed in, and he was a friend to all. After high-school, Richard lived in Israel for nearly 5 years and served with the Nakhal Mutznakh 50th Airborne Infantry Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces. While pursuing his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah, Richard taught Hebrew and Drama to elementary and middle schoolers at Congregation Kol Ami in Salt Lake City, Utah. Richard volunteered for humanitarian missions in Mali, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, Belize, Solomon Islands, and Nepal where he assisted his mother in eye examinations, treatment, surgery, and the provision of reading and prescription glasses. After graduating from the University of Utah with a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Economics, he pursued and received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law. As a partner at Gibbs-Tillery Law Firm, Richard brought a well-rounded dispute resolution perspective to all matters, whether it involved a multimillion-dollar or start-up company or what he considered the most important entity of them all, a client family. He brought not only his knowledge and experience, but also his heart into every case. 

  Though he’s gone too soon, he will be remembered for his warmth, his intelligence, his devotion to his family and his devilish sense of humor and upbeat personality by his parents Rachel Benator and Randy Tillery, his sister Robin Tillery, his grandparents Josiah and Birdie Benator,  his long-term girlfriend Amanda Barnes and children, his aunts and uncles, his cousins, and countless friends, colleagues, and clients. 

  A graveside service will be held at Greenwood Cemetery on Friday, March 24th, at 2 pm. 

  After the funeral please join us for a meal to celebrate Richard’s life:

  Boxcar at Hop City West End

  1000 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

  3:30 PM - 6:30 PM