Dick Boccelli

Richard Marley Boccelli (February 12, 1924 — July 12, 2019), He attended Upper Darby High School until 1949. they formed the Jodimars, who toured until 1958.

Richards reunited with most of the Comet members in 1987, a few years after Bill Haley's death, and toured as "Bill Haley's Original Comets". Richards played drums in the Ready Rockers until his death.

Personal life Richards married his first wife, Elizabeth Kurtz (1930—1986) in 1950, and they remain married until her death in 1986. They had three children, one of whom died from cancer in 2011. They also have six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Richards married his second wife, Shirley Kubaska, in 1986 and they were married until Dick's death.

After the Jodimars ended in 1958, he taught physical science at Springfield High School in Delaware and coached football from 1960 to 1963.

Boccelli died on July 12, 2019 in Ocean City, New Jersey, aged 95. He and his family had lived in Ocean City since 1963.