Richard Eugene Ricks

97 years, passed away

Wednesday 07-02-2025

upon Arrival at Dade City Advent Hospital

Born 03-12-1928 in

Marion County, Indianapolis IN

Resident of

Dade City, FL

2002-2025

His love of water skiing (very skilled) brought him from Indiana to Florida, 1958-1971

most of this time living at Lake Tarpon (Also lived in Winter Haven and Dunedin)

Then he lived in Texas, Connecticut and Massachusetts

Before returning to Florida

Most years were spent working for large printing companies

His true calling was inventing and creating things and carpentry, making many top-quality pieces of furniture, Two ski boats, a wooden body for a bronco, three of his homes, plus other friends homes, a small camper to pull behind his 3-wheeler Honda gold wing, play forts for his grandchildren,

He made a go kart, a riding lawn mower, a dune buggy, an attachment for a 4-wheeler to cut grass, an attachment for the wooden bronco that would plow snow. Added an aluminum car engine to a fiber glass ski boat

too many other things to list.

When he no longer had a workshop, he created 3 large miniature farm scenes, (in his 90's) ordering what he needed online with his smart phone. When finished he would get bored give it away and start another one.

He would glue layers of cardboard together and paint it to create the farm base and made other useful things from cardboard

When his first Britany Spaniel passed, he had two more from the Brittany spaniel rescue organization.

Then he helped other rescued dogs find homes by screening people in the area, helping them get their Brittanies

Survivors Include:

Children

Marcia (Ricks) Warren

St Petersburg FL

Judi (Ricks) Bates / Bill

Dade City FL

Grandchildren:

Amy (Bates) Canfield / Henry Texas

Kevin Bates / Abbi

China

Brian Bates / Bethany

S. Korea

Michael Warren

Largo, FL

Christine Warren

California

Great grandchildren:

Caleb Canfield / Holly -Alaska

Emma Canfield - Texas

Mikaela, Elli, Asher, Lilli and Sadie Bates - China

3 nephews and 3 nieces

Preceded in death by

Parents:

Omer Milton Ricks

Mildred Marie (Rust) Ricks

His Wife: Paula (Milstein) Ricks

(Married 1982-2010)

Son: Tim Ricks

Siblings:

Iona Ricks

Howard Ricks

Wayne Ricks

Marilyn (Ricks) Carlson

If anyone wants to do something in his memory. Donations can be given in his name to

Americanbrittanyrescue.org