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Richard Zaloga
Richard Zaloga of Southampton and Prince Edward Island, Canada, died at his home in Hampton Bays on Tuesday, June 21. He was 55.
Mr. Zaloga graduated from Southampton High School in 1973 and went on to attend Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He spent many years living aboard his sailboat “Snowgoose” cruising the Bahamas and settling in Key West, Florida, while still living aboard.
He was a multi-talented musician and artist, working for many years with Larry Rivers and then creating and recording music for friends, creating websites and inventing software applications for private clients as well companies such as Rovenet in Southampton.
He was an animal lover having extreme compassion, especially for stray wild animals, once befriending a fox he named Lakota at his Canadian residence. He was also a high performance car enthusiast, creating and promoting exotic car rallies over eastern Long Island and even Canada. He recently settled in Prince Edward Island after building a home and many close relationships there.
He is survived by his sister, Deborah Bender; his cousin Christine Zaloga; and many other cousins, aunts and uncles as well as several close friends and his cat, Sweetie.
There will be no services but his ashes will be spread in Prince Edward Island, the Bahamas, and a beach in St. Barth, F.W.I.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
on Jul 4, 2011