Caleb Richards, 16, unexpectedly passed away on July 1, 2026.

Born in Somerville, Caleb was a student at Somerville High School where he was going to enter his junior year.

Caleb was survived by his parents Jamie and DJ Richards, his older brother Elijah Richards of Vineland NJ, grandparents Nancy and Jim Blair of Sellersville, PA, Norma Richards of Warminster, PA, and Daniel Richards of Doylestown, PA as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Growing up Caleb was always actively involved in sports participating in baseball, soccer, cross-country, and wrestling, but his passion was jiu jitsu where he recently earned his adult blue belt. While fearless on the mats with his teammates, coaches, and mom at All In Jiu Jitsu, his joy was coaching the kids for the last 3 years. Outside of the gym, Caleb liked traveling with his dad to ride roller coasters. In total Caleb had ridden 197 different roller coasters with his favorite park being Knoebels, where he would continuously ride the Twister roller coaster whenever possible.

Memorial visitation will be held from 1:00 to 4:00PM on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Avenue, Somerville.

A memorial service will begin at 4:00pm with an open time for reflections.

Family and friends are welcome to offer words of comfort and support.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been setup to honor the life and legacy of Caleb Richards by helping students at All In Jiu-Jitsu pursue the sport that meant so much to him.  Link to the Caleb Richards Memorial Fund.