Richard (Terry) Hanley died on Saturday, June 28 at home surrounded by his family. He was 86.

Terry was the husband of Robert M. Santy who survives him.

Terry was born on July 12, 1938, in Hartford, Conn. and was the son of the late James Hanley and Alice (Swift) Hanley.

When he was two, he moved to Vineyard Haven with his family. He was educated in Martha’s Vineyard Schools and graduated from Tisbury High School in 1957.

Growing up on the Vineyard, he loved the beach and loved landscaping. As a teenager, he worked for the wealthy patrons on the Island and looked after their gardens and lawns.

He moved to Boston after graduation and worked at Jordan Marsh in the restaurant making their famous blueberry muffins. The opportunity arose that led to his career as the food service director for Tufts University in Medford, where he worked for over 30 years. He then moved on to food service management for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and then to the Landmark School in Beverly where he retired.

After his retirement he traveled to Austria and Italy. He then worked a couple of days a week at Kennedy’s Market in Marlboro, where the customers loved his wit and personality at the register.

Terry and Bob have been together since 1976 and decided to marry in 2015. They both loved and enjoyed the impressive gardens Terry created at their homes in Medford and Marlboro. Terry and Bob enjoyed their frequent trips to Martha’s Vineyard to meet up with friends. They also loved going out for lunch and dinner. Terry enjoyed his daily martinis.

Besides his husband Bob, he is survived by his daughter Deborah A. Keegan and her husband Lawrence J. (Bud) Keegan of Billerica; his two sons, William T. Hanley and his husband Larry Woodward of Sacramento, Calif., and Ray R. Hanley of Dedham; four grandchildren, Kelly (Keegan) Mannarino and her husband Matthew of Burlington, Erin J. Keegan-Cox and her husband Philip of Billerica, L. Joseph Keegan, III of Dracut, and Marissa Hanley and her fiancé Justin Fuglestad of Granby; five great-grandchildren, Shane A. and Finola C. Cox of Billerica, and Eliana J., Macklin J., and Adelina J. Mannarino of Burlington, his sister, Joyce Martin of Vero Beach, Fla.; two nieces Linda Davey of Vero Beach, Fla. and Beth Davey of Mass; and many extended family and many friends. He was the brother-in-law of the late Martin Davey.

The family wants to thank Donna at Constellation Hospice for her kindness and care during this difficult time.

Relatives and friends may attend his Visitation on Monday, July 7 at the O’Donnell Funeral Home, 276 Pawtucket street, Lowell from 3 to 6 p.m. His burial will take place on Wednesday July 9 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, MA at 11 a.m.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the MSPCA at Nevins Farm, mspca.org or Noble Family Animal Care & Adoption Center, 400 Broadway, Methuen, MA 01844.