A Fond Farewell to Richard Fish

Please join the entire Landmark community as we bid Richard Fish a fond farewell. Richard has served Landmark School with great dedication and flair over the past 16 years and he will be missed by one and all.

Below is an excerpt from Richard Fish's announcement to his current Performing Arts families.

As many of you know, my wife, Laureen, and I learned that we have been blessed with a baby (she is due in December). When we discovered this happy news, we had to reflect on where we want to be when our child is born. Laureen’s family is moving away from the North Shore, and mine is almost entirely on or near Cape Cod. This caused us to explore our possibilities. To make a long story short, I have accepted the position of Director of Performing Arts at Pope John Paul II High School, in Hyannis, effective this August. I will also be working as Director of Confirmation and Youth Ministry at Corpus Christi Parish, in Sandwich. Laureen and I will be moving down to the Cape to our new home at the end of July. Until then, I will be working in the Landmark School Summer Program, as I have in the past.

This has been a difficult decision for a number of reasons. After 16 years at Landmark School, I feel deeply committed to the Performing Arts Department that I helped to found. I feel even more deeply attached to the students and faculty who I have been honored to teach and lead during this time. As I write this, I am seeing faces…your faces. I cannot describe to you how deeply I hold so many of you in my heart; we have shared laughter (buckets full) and tears. We have grown together, and loved each other, as we have endeavored to build, act, sing, dance and more...all together. You have been an extremely important part of my life that I will never forget. As I do now, I will continue to think and pray for you all, every day.

I will be here through July 29, and, after that, I’m only an e-mail or phone call away.

With Deep Affection,

Richard V. Fish Jr.
Director of Performing Arts