Richard J. Levesque, 51, of 12 Westchester St., Salem, died March 9, 2009 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester. He was born in Ville Degelis, PQ, Canada on September 24, 1957, the son of Allen and Helena Levesque and had been a New Hampshire resident for the past twenty four years. He had worked as a carpenter for Clifford and Galvin Contracting in Boston for many years before his illness caused his retirement. He was an avid motorcyclist and loved nothing more than traveling and spending time on his Harley. Family members include his wife of 22 years, Patricia (Nichols) Levesque; his parents of Canada; a step-son, Michael Fano of Derry; two step-daughters, Kimberly Fano of Derry and Michelle Debreceni of Londonderry; six brothers and five sisters all of Canada; and many nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins. The Cremation Society of NH is assisting with arrangements. To view a complete obituary and on-line guestbook, go to www.csnh.com.