.COSGROVE, Richard M. Sr. Richard M. Cosgrove, Sr. 85, of Wethersfield beloved husband for 60 years of Marianne (Foster) Cosgrove, died Tuesday, (November 2, 2010) at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Mt. Vernon, NY son of the late Patrick A. and Anne (Daly) Cosgrove. He was the retired City of Hartford's Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel. He was a graduate of Hartford Public High School, in 1943 and enrolled in Yale University as part of an Officer Training Prograrm, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp, and was preparing to be part of the Japanese Invasion Force during World War II when the war ended. Following active duty, he returned to Silliman College at Yale from which he graduated. He then attended and graduated from Boston College School of Law to train to serve in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Office which he did until 1962, as a member of the Marine Corp Reserve rising to the rank of Captain. While in law school in Boston, he met a nurse from Mass General Hospital Marianne Foster who he married in 1950. He entered in law practice with his brother Jim and Leo Dowling in the firm of Dowling, Cosgrove and Cosgrove. In 1958 he ran for, and was elected to and served two terms of the Hartford Court of Common Council. At the conclusion of his second term on the Council, in 1962 he was appointed as the City's new Deputy Corporation Counsel. He served as Deputy Corporation Counsel and Corporation Counsel until 1991. He was appointed to serve as City Manager until his retirement in 1992 after 34 years of service to his beloved Hartford. Following his retirement, he served as a Pre-Trial referee for tax appeals at the New Britain Superior Court. He was a member of the Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys. Including serving as president (1983-84), Dick was a communicant of Incarnation Church, where he served as an usher and Eucharistic Minister and a member of the Men's Club, he was a former communicant of The Cathedral of St. Joseph and served on the parish council and was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Society at the church. He was selected as an Honored member of the Who's Who in Government Services in 1991. Dick was a beloved husband and father but in particular, he was "Pookie" to his grandchildren for whom he was an easy mark and whom he absolutely adored. They were his pride and joy. He loved Yale sports, The New York Mets, the UConn Woman's basketball team and whatever teams his children, grandchild played and was regular attendee at their games. Besides his wife he is survived by seven children and their spouses, Richard M. Cosgrove, Jr. and Janet of West Hartford, Dr. Ellen (Cosgrove) Czajka and Paul of No. Chatham, NY, Attorney Patrick A. Cosgrove and Maureen of Glastonbury, Mary (Cosgrove) Allard and Larry of Acton, MA, Robert K. Cosgrove and Jennifer Charbonnier of Southington, and James H. Cosgrove and Elisa of Newington, a sister, Patricia Sullivan of Massachusetts, grandchildren, Michael and Elizabeth Cosgrove, Christopher, Nicholas and Timothy Czajka, Alexandra, Nora and Victoria Cosgrove, Margaret and Catherine Allard, Steven Cosgrove, Allison and Alana Cosgrove, Holly an Whitney Shail. He was predeceased by a son George Cosgrove and brothers, James and Edward Cosgrove. The funeral will be Friday, (November 5, 2010), 9 a.m. from the Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St. Wethersfield. Burial with military honors will be in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. Visiting hours will be Thursday, (November 4th), 4-8 p.m. at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home. Contributions in his memory may be made to: Incarnation Church, 544 Prospect St. Wethersfield. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com