Rick was born on April 14, 1952, in Quincy, MA, a son of Richard Arthur, Sr. and Charlotte Warn, the second of four children. Rick was raised on the South Shore in Massachusetts and attended Silver Lake Regional High School, Kingston, MA. He was a 1974 graduate of Colby College, Waterville, ME.
Rick founded and operated a computer software development company, CStars of Maine (formerly Atlantic Retail Systems), which provides a point-of-sale system (Diamond Scan) to the convenience, fuel, grocery, deli and liquor industries. Rick’s daughter, Julia Warn, who has worked for the company since 2009, is leading the company going forward.
At various times during his life, Rick was an avid skier and boater, and was rarely without a book. Rick was a passionate “softball” parent, and he spent countless hours attending his daughters’, Julia and Lesley, high school and college games and supporting their training programs.
Rick is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Knight Warn; his children, Julia Knight Warn and Lesley Elizabeth Warn, both of Casco, ME; three sisters, Virginia Jensen of Scituate, MA, Janice Shaughnessy of Mt. Vernon, NH and Carol Pouliot of Newburyport, MA. Rick is also survived by his dog, Bailey, a 14 year-old female Golden Retriever, who was always by his side.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 am on July 9, 2019 at Jones Rich & Barnes Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St. Portland, where a reception will follow.
Donations in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society, 1 Bowdoin Mill Island #300, Topsham, ME 04086.
Please visit www.jonesrichandbarnes.com to sign Rick’s online guest book.
