Richard “Dick” Joseph Barbuto

Mr. Richard “Dick” Joseph Barbuto, age 68, of Hoschton passed away Monday, August 14, 2017, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Braselton, surrounded by his family.

Funeral Mass will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 21, 2017 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church with interment following at Memorial Park South Cemetery.  Father Branson Hipp will officiate.  The family will receive friends 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Mr. Barbuto was born June 3, 1949 to the late Joseph & Eleanor Barbuto in Weymouth, Massachusetts.  Moving from New York 6 years ago, Mr. Barbuto and his wife, Kim, settled in Deaton Creek.  He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church and a Criminal Defense Lawyer.  He was President of NYSACDL; head of the Spout Springs Writing Group; writer of the Low Vision Laughter blog; Founder and Administrator of the Facebook group, Criminal Lawyers Group; on the board of the Forum Club at Deaton Creek; and Editor for the Atticus Journal, where he wrote book reviews. 

Mr. Barbuto is survived by his wife, Kim Lazarovich of Hoschton; brother-in-law, Clem Lazarovich of Colorado; brother-in-law & sister-in-law, Paul & Kate Lazarovich of Massachusetts; nieces, Meaghan and Shannon; godfather to, Laurie Finn and Cara Higby; and many cousins.  He was preceded in death by his dog & best buddy, Spenser.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Federation of the Blind, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230, www.nfb.org.           

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia  30542 is in charge of arrangements.  Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.