Richard "Dick" Briede

Richard “Dick” Briede, 68, of Westfield, formerly of Zionsville, passed away August 10, 2020. He was born June 14, 1952 in Conneaut, Ohio to Richard C. and Lenor (Jaminski) Briede. He was a graduate of North Central High School’s class of 1970. Dick received a scholarship to play football at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business. Following College, Dick began a successful career in sales at The Burroughs Corporation. He later moved into a long term position with Prime Computer before ultimately retiring with Eli Lilly and Elanco. Dick was an avid sports fan, with a special love for The New York Yankees and Mickey Mantle. Whether playing tennis with his family, a good game of euchre, or competing in organized softball, he was always ready for the next competition. Coaching was an enormous passion of Dick’s. He coached CYO football in his younger years, as well as his siblings and children later in life. Some of his most enjoyable moments were coaching Little League at Lions Park or Youth Soccer at Jennings Field. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jan; children Matthew Briede (Melissa) and Brooke Germain-Robin (Alex); grandchildren Luke, Brody, Blair, and Scarlet; siblings Bridget Momcilovich, Ann Davis, David Briede, and Mary Klug. In addition to his parents, Dick was preceded in death by his sister Diane Flora. A public visitation will be held on Friday, August 14, 2020 from 5-7 PM at Leppert Mortuary – Carmel Chapel, 900 N. Rangeline Rd., Carmel, Indiana. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be a limit of 50 guests in the mortuary at any given time, masks are required while inside, and for everyone’s safety, social distancing will be enforced. A private family service will also be held. Dick will be laid to rest privately at Zionsville Cemetery. As we are in the middle of a pandemic, we completely understand and sympathize with those unable or hesitant to attend an in-person visitation. We encourage anyone that wants to share a memory, to please visit www.leppertmortuary.com, where you can also view an online photo gallery of Dick’s past memories. Dick had a great love of animals, so in lieu of flowers, the family is asking contributions in Dick’s memory may be made to IndyHumane, 7929 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 (https://indyhumane.org/ ), or Heart to Heart Hospice Foundation, 7240 Chase Oaks Blvd., Plano, TX, 75025, or call 1(855)-HEART-26 (https://www.htohhfoundation.org/) .