Obituary of Richard Dale Edsall

Richard Dale Edsall May 12, 1950 December 28, 2016 Rick was born in and spent most of his life in Green. He made many 40 plus year friendships with people that loved him and vice versa. His favorite things were parties, friends, concerts, sports and most important, pie. Rick worked for a short time at the Akron Workhouse and moved on to trucking companies PIE and CF. He was a Teamster Local 24 member and union steward, retiring in 2002. Rick loved teaching and coaching his sons' baseball teams. He moved on the umpiring with Summit Umpire Assoc. and put his big mouth to good use. He was honored to go to Ft. Meyers, FL to umpire Roy Hobbs championship week. Zips men's basketball was a passion of his. Zippy learned not to stand in front of him. His sense of humor is legendary and his laughter contagious. He had a story about everything. He will be greatly missed. Rick was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Marilynn "Eileen" Edsall; brothers Robert and William and grandchildren Madeline and Tyler. Left to mourn are his sons Todd (Michele) and Dan (Amanda); his wife Sheri; Tigger and Gizmo; extended family and many friends. Special thanks to Kathy Reeves and Summa at Home. The family will receive friends Wednesday 5 to 8 pm at the Anthony Funeral Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. where a Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday at 8 PM. (Anthony, AKRON, 330-724-1281, anthonyfh.com)