- Date Of Birth: May 12, 1931
- Date Of Death: October 7, 2018
- State: Colorado
Rick Ricketts passed away peacefully on October 7, 2018, while being attended to at Lighthouse Assisted Living due to heart issues, a staph blood infection and severe back pain. Rick was born on May 12, 1931 in Aledo, IL. He was the third son of the late Leo and Marie (Culver) Ricketts. Rick married Adelle Koslowske in 1952 and together they shared 64 years of marriage and four children, Steve, Mark, Mary and Katy. Adelle passed away in 2016.
Rick enlisted in the Air Force in January, 1952. After graduation from Intelligence School, Lowry AFB, Denver, Co, he was stationed for six months at MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL, before his overseas assignment to Brady Air Base in Japan. He returned from Japan in June 1954, was then stationed at Stewart AFB in Newburgh, NY for a brief time, and then returned to Denver at Lowry AFB. In 1956 they moved to Urbana, IL, where Rick completed his engineering degree at the University of Illinois.
After returning to Denver in 1959, Rick began work as a Mechanical Engineer at Natkin & Co. where he worked for 33 years. In 1987 they relocated to Anaheim Hills, CA with Natkin & Co. After 7 years there, they returned to their home in Lakewood. He absolutely loved his job and retired at the age of 65.
