Tony Dale Rick, 65, of Clover, SC passed away unexpectedly on Sunday August 5, 2018. Tony was the Maintenance Supervisor at Morningside Assisted Living in Gastonia. Tony thoroughly enjoyed his work. He loved to help people. Tony will be remembered for cutting his neighbor’s grass or assembling their swing and refusing to be paid. Tony was a proud American serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam conflict. Tony also loved dogs. His family remembers his sense of humor and his full enjoyment of life. Tony was a wonderful brother, uncle and great-uncle. Tony will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved him.
Tony is the son of the late Guynell (Parris) and Fred Rick.
Tony is survived by his sisters; Lynn Lefler, Sherry Thomas and husband Carl and Leigh Ann Dreamer and brother Glenn Paul Rick. Grieving the loss of their uncle are nieces Heather Brackeen and husband Stephen and Hannah Haggard and husband Josh and nephew Carson Thomas. Also missing Tony are his great nieces and nephews; Naomi, Cameron, Noah, Pallin and Nathaniel.
A celebration of Tony’s life will be held at 2:00 P.M on Friday August 10, 2018 at Carothers Funeral Home Chapel, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia, NC. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM before the service. Pastor Stephen Brackeen will offer words of encouragement and hope to all those that gather to remember Tony. Burial with full military honors, accorded by the U.S. Air Force and the Gaston County Honor Guard, will follow in the garden of Four Seasons at Gaston Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Tony’s name to the Gaston Humane Society, 114 Sherrill Road, Gastonia, NC 28052.
The family of Tony Dale Rick has entrusted his care to the staff at the Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park. We are deeply honored.
