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Greg Fryhling posted a condolence
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
I remember Rick kicking off the opening of Babes With Big Hair singing and dancing Anything Goes and then bringing in the Babettes rising up out of the orchestra pit. That show really was his baby and through it, I was introduced to the theater community in Olympia. I also met and began to sing with the other members of the Akafellas.
Rick was kind and generous, the kind if guy who would give you his slightly used hide-a-bed couch, which he did. I kept it for years.
He also took me sailing around the waterways of Tacoma on a cruise he had won in an auction or something. It was an amazing outing and still the only time I have sailed.
My thoughts are with you, Scott.
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Mark Dunster posted a condolence
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Rick was a wonderful, funny, talented man. So glad to have known him and see him on stage and share conversations with him. Sorry for his loss. Thankful for his life.
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Steve Kirkpatrick posted a condolence
Friday, October 15, 2021
Scott - I'm sorry to hear of your loss. If it's any condolence, I'm glad that the Frederick of 1986's Pirates of Penzance found his own Frederick, and didn't have to wait until 84 or 80 in the shade.
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Judy Miranda posted a condolence
Friday, October 15, 2021
I first met Rick when my daughter was asked to be a "Babette" in the AIDS benefit, Babes With Big Hair, in 1995. I was so impressed with Rick putting together this wonderful show and with how he dealt with all of the Babettes - explaining his HIV status, and always talking to them and working with them as equals. Then, knowing how much I loved to sing and how much I loved theater, Rick asked me to be in Babes in 1997 and 1998, even though I had no stage experience except in a big choral group. He knew how much it would mean to me and he trusted that I would not screw it up! After that, Rick was my great friend and he was also my hair stylist until he had to stop doing hair.
He and Scott (and Dot) became close friends with my entire family and we spent some Thanksgivings together and my mom and Rick's mom became friends also. We got together to play UNO and we even went to Wild Waves together once. Rick helped my son and daughter deal with their dad's dementia, and Rick gave my son a job cleaning his salon while he was in junior high and high school. Up until Rick's death we were close. I cherished his friendship so much. I loved bringing lunch over almost every week for the last couple of years, and talking and watching movies, musicals, and TV shows with him. Some of my favorite movies and shows are ones that I watched with him - Pride and Prejudice, Kinky Boots, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, and Death at a Funeral. Sometimes we were both crying together or laughing so hard that our eyes would water.
Rick lived a very meaningful life and he lived his life on his terms. He was a real character - and I mean that in the best possible way! I miss him so much but will always smile when I think of him. I love you, Rick. You were one of a kind!
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Steve Kastama posted a condolence
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Having known Rick well through high school and beyond, I always appreciated his ability to speak what was on his mind. This was always paired with his concern and a great degree of empathy. I remember in drama class he and I performed a scene where we were two patients in a mental hospital discovering a flower in the ‘yard’. Our impromptu conversation centered around our initial discovery,wonder, and observations of this singular ‘beautiful’ flower growing in such a dismal place. I look over and tears were flowing down
Rick’s cheeks. I thought to myself, “Wow…Rick is really getting into this.”We were really ‘in the moment’ and our acting took on a life of its own.After the scene, the auditorium was silent.
Our teacher’s voice finally broke the quiet.“With all the goofing around you guys do in class, you had to go and perform something remarkable like that!” Rick approached me later and stated that he was so moved by our scene that his tears were authentic.
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