To cherish his memory he leaves behind his mother, Maria Mendez; sisters Maggie Lopez (Salvador), Sylvia Janda, and Celia Mendez; brothers, Joe (Rosie) Mendez and Rey (Maria) Mendez; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Rick was preceded in death by his father, Ernesto Mendez and his brother, Steven Mendez, brother-in-law, John Janda, nephew, Steven Hay, niece, Jennifer Ann Janda & great-niece, Mikaela Lynn Mendez.
Rick was a very compassionate, caring human being. He loved his family very much. He touched the lives of the people he met. He will be greatly missed.
