Seymour K. Richards

Seymour “Sy” Richards, 98 of Atlanta, Georgia, died peacefully at home on March 18, 2026.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Shepherd; daughter Robin R. Blankenship and husband Brian D. Blankenship; son Philip Richards and wife Charo Yurrita; and grand-daughter Rebecca Blankenship.

He practiced architecture for over fifty years. He retired from Sy Richards, Architect, Inc., which he founded in 1967. He was fortunate and blessed to have spent the greatest part of his life focused on doing work that he loved. He designed many public schools in the Atlanta metro area, and other commercial buildings including movie theaters and apartments.

He earned degrees in both architecture and structural engineering from The Institute of Design a graduate school of the Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago, Illinois.

He enjoyed photography and spent many hours at his computer creating mixed media art using Photoshop. He was very prolific and shared the images with family and friends, in addition to showing his work at Atlanta Photography Group exhibits. An avid runner in the 80’s, he participated in The Peachtree Road Race and ran several marathons.

His family always enjoyed his wit, wisdom and generosity.

The graveside funeral will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 23rd at Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Vernon Hwy, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.