Richard "Dick" Gordon Leahy, age 91, of Westwood, formerly of Chestnut Hill, died of natural causes on November 19, 2020. Married for 67 years, he was the beloved husband of Sarah Griswold Leahy. Born in Buffalo, New York on March 6, 1929, Dick was the son of the late Leon and Gladys (Hanley) Leahy. Dick attended the Groton School in Massachusetts, where he made many lifelong friends. During the summers off from school, Dick, his younger sister Barbara, and his parents spent some of their favorite days at their fishing and hunting camp on Lake Pytonga in Quebec. Dick earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1952. While in New Haven he met Sarah "Sally" Brooks Griswold. Dick quickly realized that he had met his match and proposed to Sally after a few short months. Both students at the time, Dick and Sally married and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts where Sally transferred from Smith College to Wellesley College to complete her bachelor's degree, and Dick entered the doctoral program in Geophysics at Harvard University. Upon graduating in 1957 with a PhD from Harvard, Dick and Sally moved first to Woods Hole and then Martha's Vineyard where they had built a house. Dick worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute as Research Associate and Assistant to the Director of the Institute. During his early years of marriage, Dick was often out at sea on the R/V Atlantis working for WHOI. In 1961 Sally and Dick moved to Chestnut Hill with their three young children, Sarah, Betsy and Peter, and Dick began work at Harvard University where he remained for the rest of his career. During his years at Harvard he was principally concerned with supporting the science faculty, facilities, and programs. He served as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and held a variety of other positions including the Director of Laboratories of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (now the Division of Applied Sciences) and Coordinator for Governmental Relations, Office of the President. He also served as Executive Director of the New England Consortium for Undergraduate Science Education, and Chairman of the Board of the John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Dick was Chairman and Member of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Design Selection Board, Overseer at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Science Museum, and Trustee for the National Institute for Global Environmental Change. A champion of education, over the years he also served on the Boards of Trustees of the Park School, Groton School and Smith College. Many thought of Dick as a quiet, intelligent introvert, but those who knew him best recognized his sharp sense of humor, immensely generous spirit, upstanding character and deep love of his family. Dick was fascinated with all things scientific, especially when related to climate, weather and ocean, but he had many other interests as well. He loved music, theater, and most of all art. He was a knowledgeable collector and profound appreciator. He surprised all with his dancing and figure skating abilities. He enjoyed duck hunting with his beloved black Labradors. He was a beautiful skier who relished spending days on the slopes with family. Though not much of a swimmer, he loved boats and being out on the ocean. He was a skilled mechanic, carpenter, plumber and electrician and could fix almost anything. He played golf and tennis in his earlier days and enjoyed watching both on TV in his later years. Throughout his life, Dick's primary focus, however, was his wife Sally. Together for almost seven decades, they were inseparable. Dick's passions for the arts, science, and education were instilled in his three children and seven grandchildren as well. He was extremely proud of each of them, supported their educations, and followed their lives, accomplishments and careers closely. Dick is survived by his wife Sally, his three children and their spouses, Sarah Leahy Cerami and Joseph Cerami, Betsy Leahy Morton and Rory Morton, Peter Leahy and Izabela Czepiel Leahy, his grandchildren, David Cerami, wife Hollie Barden and their son Indigo Cerami, Mia Cerami, Anna, Eric and Jacob Morton, Samantha and Caroline Leahy and their mother Linda Leahy, and his sister and brother-in-law Barbara Leahy Regan and William Regan. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dick's memory may be made to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 (www.mfa.org). Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.