Richard Erecius
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Richard (Rich) Andrew Erecius, 83, of Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2020. Rich was born September 14, 1937 in Chicago, IL to Elsie Parke.
Rich proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1958. Rich married Dorothy Snelling on March 3, 1982. He worked in the plastic molding production business for many years until his retirement. He loved boating, water skiing, coin collecting, NASCAR and football, especially the KC Chiefs.
He is survived by: wife, Dorothy of the home; daughter, Lesa Erecius and husband Rusi of Davis, CA; two step children, Sheryl Scholten and husband Barry of Independence, MO and Kevin Snelling of Independence, MO; seven grandchildren; and one brother, Ed Parke and wife Monica of N. Aurora, IL.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
He was very loyal and loving to his family. He will be greatly missed.
you will never be forgotten, I love you
Rest in peace Rich. You were a good man and a good family man. You will be greatly missed.
Very sorry to hear of Rich’s passing. He was mentor and good friend. In my first supervision role out of college Rich taught me about plastic injection molding. His ability to troubleshoot injection molding problems was unmatched. We became good friends going to NASCAR races at Atlanta and Talladege, and enjoying a beer while talking cars, which included his love for Cadillac’s. Rest well my friend.