Photo: Rich Polk/GettyDorinda Medleytook a moment to remember her late husband on what would have been his 71st birthday.The Real Housewives of New York Cityalum, 57, shared anInstagramtribute toRichard Medleyon Monday, writing, “Today would have been Richard Medley’s 71st Birthday.The caption accompanied a slideshow of images set to reflective piano music that that showed Dorinda and Richard on their wedding day and attending various events during their marriage.“I [met] you at such an important time in my life and you not only embraced me, you embraced my daughter as your own,” she wrote. “Although the years have passed, you are never forgotten. You’ll be happy to know we are all doing well and there are so many stories to tell. We often speak of you with laughter, love and incredible memories.“Medley ended the post: “You will never be forgotten but always missed! Happy Birthday my sweet man!“Richard died in 2011 due to liver failure. In a 2019 conversation withThe Daily Dishpodcast, Dorinda shared she was still “very close to” her two stepkids.Richard and Dorinda Medley.Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Dorinda appeared onRHONYfor six seasons beforedeparting in 2020. She revealed it wasn’t her decision to leave the series, and she was “looking forward to coming back [another] year.“Bravo called her exit a “pause,” rather than a formal leave from theHousewivesfranchise. “I was ready to go back, I was excited to go back, I was planning to back, and I thought I would have a great year. I wasn’t given that option,” she said onBethenny Frankel’sJust Bpodcast.“They’re calling it a pause, which I don’t really … for me, I’m an old-fashioned girl. If you’re not waitressing and getting paid, you’re not waitressing.“She went on to host this summer’sReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Clubat her Berkshires homeBlue Stone Manor.Ahead ofRHUGT’s second season at Medley’s estate, Bravo also announced a forthcomingReal Housewives of New York: Legacyspin-off that will bring back former cast members ofRHONY’s cast from its first 13 seasons. No confirmed stars have yet been announced forRHONY: Legacy.
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Dorinda Medleytook a moment to remember her late husband on what would have been his 71st birthday.The Real Housewives of New York Cityalum, 57, shared anInstagramtribute toRichard Medleyon Monday, writing, “Today would have been Richard Medley’s 71st Birthday.The caption accompanied a slideshow of images set to reflective piano music that that showed Dorinda and Richard on their wedding day and attending various events during their marriage.“I [met] you at such an important time in my life and you not only embraced me, you embraced my daughter as your own,” she wrote. “Although the years have passed, you are never forgotten. You’ll be happy to know we are all doing well and there are so many stories to tell. We often speak of you with laughter, love and incredible memories.“Medley ended the post: “You will never be forgotten but always missed! Happy Birthday my sweet man!“Richard died in 2011 due to liver failure. In a 2019 conversation withThe Daily Dishpodcast, Dorinda shared she was still “very close to” her two stepkids.Richard and Dorinda Medley.Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Dorinda appeared onRHONYfor six seasons beforedeparting in 2020. She revealed it wasn’t her decision to leave the series, and she was “looking forward to coming back [another] year.“Bravo called her exit a “pause,” rather than a formal leave from theHousewivesfranchise. “I was ready to go back, I was excited to go back, I was planning to back, and I thought I would have a great year. I wasn’t given that option,” she said onBethenny Frankel’sJust Bpodcast.“They’re calling it a pause, which I don’t really … for me, I’m an old-fashioned girl. If you’re not waitressing and getting paid, you’re not waitressing.“She went on to host this summer’sReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Clubat her Berkshires homeBlue Stone Manor.Ahead ofRHUGT’s second season at Medley’s estate, Bravo also announced a forthcomingReal Housewives of New York: Legacyspin-off that will bring back former cast members ofRHONY’s cast from its first 13 seasons. No confirmed stars have yet been announced forRHONY: Legacy.
Dorinda Medleytook a moment to remember her late husband on what would have been his 71st birthday.
The Real Housewives of New York Cityalum, 57, shared anInstagramtribute toRichard Medleyon Monday, writing, “Today would have been Richard Medley’s 71st Birthday.
The caption accompanied a slideshow of images set to reflective piano music that that showed Dorinda and Richard on their wedding day and attending various events during their marriage.
“I [met] you at such an important time in my life and you not only embraced me, you embraced my daughter as your own,” she wrote. “Although the years have passed, you are never forgotten. You’ll be happy to know we are all doing well and there are so many stories to tell. We often speak of you with laughter, love and incredible memories.”
Medley ended the post: “You will never be forgotten but always missed! Happy Birthday my sweet man!”
Richard died in 2011 due to liver failure. In a 2019 conversation withThe Daily Dishpodcast, Dorinda shared she was still “very close to” her two stepkids.
Richard and Dorinda Medley.Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via Getty

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Dorinda appeared onRHONYfor six seasons beforedeparting in 2020. She revealed it wasn’t her decision to leave the series, and she was “looking forward to coming back [another] year.”
Bravo called her exit a “pause,” rather than a formal leave from theHousewivesfranchise. “I was ready to go back, I was excited to go back, I was planning to back, and I thought I would have a great year. I wasn’t given that option,” she said onBethenny Frankel’sJust Bpodcast.
“They’re calling it a pause, which I don’t really … for me, I’m an old-fashioned girl. If you’re not waitressing and getting paid, you’re not waitressing.”
She went on to host this summer’sReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Clubat her Berkshires homeBlue Stone Manor.
Ahead ofRHUGT’s second season at Medley’s estate, Bravo also announced a forthcomingReal Housewives of New York: Legacyspin-off that will bring back former cast members ofRHONY’s cast from its first 13 seasons. No confirmed stars have yet been announced forRHONY: Legacy.
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