Immediately after transferring to Fl out of Illinois from the middle-1980s, Rick met their upcoming spouse, Annette Marie Drolet, due to common family unit members involved in sport group softball inside the Clearwater. The couple partnered may twenty seven, 1989 and you will preferred a vacation excursion that included concludes from inside the Dillard, Georgia; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; St. Louis; and you will Chicago.

In their three decades together with her, Rick and you will Annette common many different passion and you can escapades, included in this scuba diving, golf, floating around, waterskiing, motorcycling, and you can traveling-trailer hiking. Rick in addition to is an avid ham radio user, carrying a beginner radio license provided of the Federal Interaction Percentage, and happily associated with other fans from around the world. While doing so, the guy assembled and you can flew radio-controlled planes and quadcopters squirt.

Which have Annette with each other due to the fact “appointed traveler,” Rick in addition to rode due to about three slope range Shenandoah, Blue Ridge and Higher Smoky and searched the newest places up to Rapid Town, Southern Dakota, specifically Install Rushmore, Badlands Federal Park, Spearfish Canyon, Needles Path and you may Deadwood

To own Rick, interests werent merely an easy way to purchase their spare time. They considering an opportunity to meet and you may function relationships along with other individuals who pursued a similar interests. Rick is actually a working person in various passion-depending clubs, including the Sunshine ‘n Fun Ship Club, Brings out (Southern Pinellas Aeronautical Broadcast Kontrol Area), Florida West Coastline Motorcycle Bar, Harley Citizens Category (HOG) chapters based in Clearwater and you will St. Petersburg, therefore the Tampa Bay Delighted Travelers.

One of Ricks fondest thoughts was in fact multiple impressive bicycle trips, specifically his “container checklist” trek all over the country so you’re able to their daughters house inside the Ca.

Dogs were a majority from Ricks existence, also, and he try a dedicated “daddy” so you can Ozzie new Congo African grey parrot and you will Woody, the new saved corgi blend. When Rick showed up into the “the other front side,” he definitely was joyously reunited with Shelby, Cocoa, Abby, Peeper and other adored creature companions who went before him.

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Together with Annette, his beloved partner from 31-and decades, Rick try live by the his kid and you will die and you will Marlene Mardis, and their students, Lucas Mardis and you will Toni Farrell, out of Hollywood, Florida; child and you may son-in-laws, Kara and Kevin Landry off Laguna Niguel, California; dad and you will stepmother, Ron and you can Lois Mardis regarding Heyworth, Illinois; siblings, Susan Hackney out of Deer Creek, Illinois and you may Debbie Lilienthal regarding Mackinaw, Illinois; brother, Joe Mardis out-of Mackinaw; step-siblings Skiing Coone from Lows, Leigh Gwin away from Atlanta, Terri Spencer out-of Heyworth, and you will Chris Haycraft out of Waynesville, every one of Illinois; father-in-laws and you may mommy-in-law, Paul and Patricia Drolet off Clearwater, Florida; including other during the-guidelines, nieces and you may nephews, cousins, aunts, and you can uncles.

Thriving is actually their mommy out of Ashland; around three sons, Michael W. Moore Jr. and you may Ryan W. Moore, both of Pekin and you can Justin L. Moore out-of Roanoke; one dy L. (Justin) Faulk of Minonk; five grandchildren, Paige L. Faulk, Payton L. Faulk, Mason W. Faulk, every one of Minonk and you can Braden Meters. Moore out of Mackinaw; one or two brothers, Lewis J. Troxell Jr. away from Ashland and you will Kenny Roentgen. (Karel) Troxell out-of Arizona and you will five sisters, A great. Louise (Bartley) Teal out of Hillsboro, Tennessee, Sherry E. Rogers of Manchester, Tennessee, Linda J. (James) Howell out of Swansea, P. Fay (Donald) Alwood out of Deer Creek and you can Jeannie Hartman out-of Pekin.

The lady graveside funeral service would-be at the eleven a.m. Monday, on Bethel Cemetery close Charming Plains. This new Rev. Stuart Liegy of the Ashland Church of Christ usually officiate. m. Friday in the Preston-Hanley Funeral service Domestic, Pekin Church.

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