Richard Joseph Poremba, age 55, of Middlebury passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 in St Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. Born in the Bronx, New York to the late Joseph Poremba and Evelyn Hornak Poremba he has been a long time resident of Middlebury. Richard was a service manager with 32 years of service at Shaker Lincoln/Mercury in Watertown. Survivors include his beloved mother Evelyn of Middlebury; his sons Joseph and Stephen Poremba of Middlebury; a sister Cynthia Kelm and her husband Ronnie of Brenham, Texas; a nephew Keith Kelm and his wife Kori of Brenham, Texas; 2 special cousins Dot Hiep of Congers, NY and Frances Marron of Coconut Beach, FL; a loving aunt Barbara Sedlock of Stratford and many other loving cousins. Funeral Services will take place on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:30 am in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford and at 12 Noon in St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery Stratford. Friends may call on Monday from 3-7pm.