Richard C. Nemanick Sr.

Nemanick, Richard C. Sr., passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at the age of 81. Beloved husband for twenty-four years of Linda S. Nemanick; father of Richard C. (Dawn) Nemanick Jr., Jeffrey R. (Jennifer Brown) Nemanick, and Eric Joseph (Azadeh Lankarani) Nemanick; step-father of Nicholas (Beth) Holzworth, Jill (Paul) Garver, Elizabeth (Tyson) Noeth, and James B. Thompson; grandfather of twelve (Sarah and Katherine Nemanick; Nathaniel and Beatrice Nemanick; William Nemanick; Evelyn and Isla Holzworth; James, Caleb, Joseph, Anne, and Elizabeth Garver); brother of Sandra Stearns and Christine Aide; dear uncle, cousin, and friend to many. He was preceded in death by his daughter Mary J. Rich graduated from Normandy high school before attending the University of Missouri, where he graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1964. He received his Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University in 1967, graduating Cum Laude and being admitted to the Order of the Woolsack and Gamma Pi Epsilon. Finally, he completed his Masters of Legal Letters from Washington University in St. Louis in 1979. Rich was always a great believer in education and encouraged his family to pursue their own educational ambitions. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army Reserve Corps. Rich started as a Private and was honorably discharged as an E6 Staff Sergeant. In addition, he served his community as an alderman for the city of Town & Country for eight years and was a commissioner for the police and fire commission. He spent his working years in the family business, first as vice president and later as president of The Lorvic Corporation, a dental products manufacturing company in North St. Louis County. He worked with his parents CJ and Kay, his sisters Sandra and Christine, as well as his brother-in-law Bob Stearns. He led Lorvic through years of incredible growth and his employees were like a second family to him. Rich and Linda were very involved with philanthropy. They supported many charities, including Boys Hope Girls Hope (where Rich was a board member), Lydia’s House, Destino, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, St. Martha’s Hall, The Angel Band Project, and Our Lady’s Inn. Rich traveled the world with Linda, visiting over 50 countries on six of the seven continents. He loved exploring the world and learning about other countries and cultures, always bringing back great facts to share about the places he has visited. His travels also took him all over the United States to visit his many grandchildren in Santa Monica, San Francisco, Atlanta, and New York City. Rich loved sports of all kinds and was a loyal supporter of all of his teams: St. Louis Cardinals (both the baseball team and the football team), St. Louis Rams, Saint Louis University Billikens, and Boston Celtics. His greatest sporting love, however, were his Missouri Tigers, both the football and basketball teams. He was a season ticket holder for the football program from 1967 until the 1990’s. Two nights before he passed, he proudly watched his Tigers win the Cotton Bowl. The most important thing in Rich’s life was his family. He was so proud of his three sons, two step-sons, two step-daughters, and twelve grandchildren. He would constantly tell them how lucky he was and how important they were to him. His greatest love was his wife, Linda. She came into his life just after his third son went to college and gave him the opportunity to find even more love with an expanded family. Linda was his rock and brought so much love into his life. Rich loved family above all else, and we will miss him dearly. Services: Funeral service at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Thursday, 10:00 a.m. Interment Bellerive Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis (https://boyshopegirlshopestl.org) or Lydia’s House (https://www.lydiashouse.org). Visitation Wednesday 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friends may sign the family’s on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.

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Richard C. Nemanick Sr.

December 8, 1942 - December 31, 2023