Rick Paikoff

Rick Paikoff was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 27th, 1954 to Sally and Burton Paikoff. He was 5 years old when his parents moved Rick and Andy to Southern California where Donnie and Toby were later born. After attending Savannah High School in Anaheim, CA he went on to get his Bachelors in Political Science degree and Masters in Public Administration from Cal State Fullerton. He was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. During his time at Cal State Fullerton he met his wife Janis and they were married in 1977. He is survived by her and their 3 sons, Craig, Tim and Kevin and their 2 daughters, Stacey and Lisa. He was a loving and dedicated Father who coached his children in Little League, soccer and softball while also being involved in his daughters cheer and dance programs. He later was involved in multiple Tustin High School programs. During this time he worked for the City of Irvine for over 30 years as the Director of Administrative Services. He retired in 2009 and spent his time traveling with his wife and enjoying being a full time Grandparent. Rarely could you find him missing at a sporting event or activity of one of his 9 grandchildren; Kaya, Alyssa, Matthew, Blue, Joseph, Hayden, Benjamin, Lilly and Kole. He passed on December 6th, 2019 and will be missed dearly.