Richard W. Hutter

March 17, 1956 - March 3, 2020

Richard Hutter of Cortland, NY, passed away on March 3, 2020 at the age of 63. Born in Queens, NY and raised in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island, son of the late Mary Bridget Hughes and John Michael Hutter. Richard earned degrees in both business and physics, and worked for over 25 years in the physics department of Stony Brook University. His work was critical to important scientific research, including developing instruments and other components used with the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. After leaving Stony Brook, Richard worked in private industry, primarily designing and constructing equipment used in research and development. Richard is a listed author on several physics papers. Never one to spend time doing nothing, Richard joined (and led) many organizations, including the American Physics Association(APA), Project Management Institute (he was on the Board of Directors of his local chapter), Engineers Without Borders, and the McGraw (New York) Sportsmen's Club (of which he was Secretary). His greatest joy for the last several years of his life was spending time riding, and caring for, his beloved horse, Dixie. He helped found and was for many years Corporate Secretary of ICON Science Fiction, which held over 30 science fiction conventions mostly on the grounds of Stony Brook University. Richard was an enthusiastic fan of science fiction and fantasy, attending and volunteering for many conventions all over the United States and in several other countries. Mr. Hutter is survived by his nephew Robert Hutter, and his cousins Kathleen (Bill) Savino and Nancy Rudden.