Richard W. McCarthy, 80, of Laguna Woods died Sunday October 10, 2004. A resident of Orange County for the past 32 years, Richard worked For McDonnell Douglas as an aerospace and aircraft manager/engineer until he retired after 26 years of employment. Richard is survived by his loving wife Catherine; his loving daughters Karen McCarthy, Kris Waters and Sheila Knight; his sons Kevin and Sean McCarthy; He is also survived by his sisters Jeanne Doherty, Mary Burke and Carol Van Name.