On December 18, 2019 Leader Emeritus Richard Lawrence Kiniry, 76, passed away. Richard served as the Clergy Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society from 1990-2011. He spent his college years in a Catholic seminary, raised chickens in India for two years with the Peace Corps, and had his own stained glass business for many years. Richard was the brother of Joseph E. (Sandra) Kiniry, Jr. and Mary Eileen (John Bride) Kiniry. Richard is also survived by 3 nephews a niece and 4 great nieces. He will be greatly missed by the whole Ethical Culture Movement.

Here are some of his platforms and articles

• Platform: Connections–Reality, Religion, Politics, and Honest Living (7/28/2019 at Philadelphia Ethical Society)
• Platform: Living Ethical Humanism (9/29/2009 at Ethical Society of St Louis)
• Platform: Faith in Faithless Times (10/14/2012 at Philadelphia Ethical Society)
• Ethical Culture Journal: April 2017
• Ethical Culture Journal: July 2017
• Ethical Culture Journal: October 2017 – Reality has a Well-Known Liberal Bias
• Ethical Culture Journal: February 2018
• Ethical Culture Journal: May 2018