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Ricky died in a car accident in 1976
Brad Crutchfiield recalls: Ricky was a member of the NHS band. Though he started out on clarinet, Ricky switched to bass drum during marching season. He was the originator of a very popular tribal sounding beat that became known as the "Big Rick Breakdown."
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Bob Swanson
Rick was a good friend and have always remembered him fondly. I think a little clarification is called for. I recall having some good times with him after 1976 and into the 1980s. He actually died sometime around 1983.
Steve Kaplan
He also played the contra-alto clarinet.
I visited Ricky's folks on a visit back to NC. His gentle father told me how happy he had been to have recently been married. Driving home, a drunk driver ran into him.
Ricky had a wicked sense of humor and a huge heart, and was very kind to me on several awkward occassions.
I think of him many times.
Kathryn Buschman (Hoover)
I remember Ricky very fondly as a fun guy, a great musician and a kind soul. When my baby brother Rick broke his leg in December of 1973 and was in a body cast, Ricky came to visit him. I remember his band playing at the pizza place on Duke Street and probably have pictures of him playing there somewhere in my photo albums. If I can find them I'll add them here for anyone else who might appreciate them.