Richard Lowell Harding, 75.

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CLINTON Richard Lowell Harding, 75, a former minister and pastor in Boston, Attleboro and the First Baptist Church of Clinton, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus in Worcester after a brief illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly thirty years, Mary L. (Taylor) Harding; a son, Richard S. Harding and his wife Christine; grandchildren, Joseph and Jennifer Harding, all of Lancaster; a daughter, Ronda Farraj and her husband Abraham; grandchildren, Nicole and Matthew Farraj, all of West Boylston; step-son, Patrick Murphy and his wife Stacey; grandson, Bryce Murphy, all of Sterling; step-daughter, Deborah Andries and her husband Vinny; granddaughters, Jessica and Marissa Senee, all of Leominster.

Richard was born in Haverhill to the late William P. and Vivian C. (MacCuish) Harding. He graduated from Watertown High School and obtained a degree in Ministry from Bob Jones University. For many years Mr. Harding was employed in sales with Gould's Men's Store, Duvarney Jewelers and Aubuchon Hardware all on High Street in Clinton. He was a member of the Clinton Rotary Club and held position as the weekly bulletin editor for the Clinton Lion's Club. Rev. Harding won national acclaim by taking first prize in the Campbell Soup Corporation's Millennium Photo Contest. Being named "The Millenium Man" in the world's official Millennium Town, USA, located in Clinton, Massachusetts, he created the world's first Y2K Museum at the Bigelow Public Library. Richard, in a similar fashion as Ansel Adams black and white film photography, accepted the challenge to...

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