Loreto D. Recchia

Loreto "Ric" Recchia Life long resident of Wenatchee Valley, Loreto "Ric" Recchia passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, from complications associated from cancer, April 18, 2018. He was made in Palermo, Sicily but was born in Sugarite, New Mexico January 14, 1932. He went to Rock Island grade school and was a member of the class of 1953 from Wenatchee High School. He worked for S&M Service, Jeep Automotive and Alcoa for 23 years where he finally retired in 1992. Ric was drafted into the Army in 1953 and fought in the Korean War where he served as an Aviation Mechanic and was Honourably discharged in 1961. Ric was awarded the Gold Veteran's Badge conferred by the Grand Lodge of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in 2013. He married the love of his life Virginia Farvour in 1956 in Wenatchee, WA at St. Joesph's Catholic Church. Ric and Virginia had just celebrated their sixty second wedding anniversary April 7th and had spent their whole lives together. Ric had two loving children Kevin Recchia and Tygerr Recchia-Nash. Ric was an avid hunter and fisherman where he spent a great deal of his time on the Clockum with his brother Jerry and his friend Jim Jahr. He loved baseball and played senior softball for a good many years. Ric spent the first ten years of his marriage with Ginny camping, fishing and hunting where they were footloose and fancy free for ten years before adopting Kevin and Tygerr. Ric was "dad" to a good many kids as he coached hockey for Kevin, ran the zamboni, tied skates, went to all the games, and made sure his cowboy boot was at the ready if anyone needed a "swift kick" right up the back side. He was preceded in death by his parents Natalina and Angelo Recchia, sister Louise Dick and brothers Germono, Santino and Gerardo (Jerry). Survived by sister Angelina Boese, nieces and nephews. Wife Virginia, son Kevin, and daughter Tygerr, her husband Cody Nash and very close family friend Vicky Sturn. A Graveside Service will be on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Multiple Myeloma Cancer Research. Services are by Chapel of the Valley, Wenatchee.

Loreto D. Recchia

January 14, 1932 - April 18, 2018