Richard "Ric" Sarrach

Richard “Ric” Sarrach, passed away on May 21, 2024, age 73. He was born on June 21, 1950, in Detroit, MI to Vincent and Helen Melcher Sarrach. Richard was a loving and devoted husband to his wife Lisa, a loving father to his two children Rick (Tamaki) Sarrach and Amy (Mick) Sirko and and a loving Papa to his two grandsons, Luke and Chase and step-grandson, Nash Arnoldink.

Ric graduated from Osborne High School in 1968. He played the tuba and trumpet in the marching band. In a note to a bygone Era, he could go home at lunch and bring his rifle back to school for target practice.

During his younger years Ric, an adrenaline junkie, raced his hydroplane, owned one fast car after another, played softball and hockey with reckless abandon and well beyond the age he should have. But as a final goodbye to recklessness for his 50th birthday he learned how to draft a race car and do 100 laps at Lowe’s International Speedway.

Ric spent his entire working career in the automotive industry, first as a Sheet Metal apprentice in 1968. He then went on to work for the same company as his father, Gallagher-Kaiser in Detroit. After approximately 15 years, Ric began his project management career first at Price-Westen, Inc. ending with Durr Industries in 2015.

After being brought out of retirement twice, he finally said no more and was ready to start traveling with Lisa which unhappily ended far too soon.

In retirement, Ric found numerous projects around the house to keep him busy and in trouble, with many trips inside to bandage the latest wound, put ice on an aching head or give his wife a heart attack with all the near misses falling into the canal.

Heading out on the boat for a ride, sitting on the front porch solving the world’s problems with his senior posse and a cold beer was a fine way of passing an afternoon. Summers spent on the back deck with friends, family, Lisa and their 3 rd child, Harley, a 10-year-old, 180 lb Great Dane looking out at the lake and the sun beating down on his face were a near perfect scenario for Ric; perfect would have been all those things 365 days a year.

Beloved husband to Lisa Sarrach; proud father to Richard Sarrach (Tamaki Uchikawa) and Amy (Mick) Sirko; proud Papa to Luke, Chase, and Nash.

Joined in Heaven by his loving parents, Vincent and Helen, and his brother Tom.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center.

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