Funeral Director
Rick is a Kansas native. He graduated from Kansas City Kansas Community College with an Associates degree in Mortuary Arts in 1988. That same year, he returned to his hometown of Newton , KS to begin his career as a Funeral Director and Embalmer. Later, he was hired as a funeral home manager living briefly in Casper, WY and Hutchinson, KS.
In 1999, the opportunity to purchase a funeral home in Liberal, KS unexpectedly presented itself. Rick is a visionary so the transition to ownership went very smoothly, and the business grew to nearly double in size. After 17 years of serving families in Liberal, Rick sold the funeral home and moved to the Kansas City area. Following the move, he worked for the State of Kansas for two years but found that he greatly missed the opportunity of helping families. Rick feels that working in funeral service has been a calling instead of a job and he was led to return to his profession.
Rick is somewhat of a car enthusiast, he has his grandmother's 1952 Buick that he enjoys showing at local car shows. Rick has two sons, Blake and Thiago, daughter in law Sheina and two grandchildren.