Mary Jacqueline Richey

Mary Jac Richey age 79, of Lincoln, NE, died on Friday, July 4, 2025. She was born August 21, 1945 in Little Rock, Arkansas; a daughter of Charles Max “Jack” Richey and Mary Margaret Wilson Richey. She was raised in Little Rock and attended college in Texas. She came to Lincoln in the 1960s and worked at the Lincoln Regional Center, Children’s Unit. She advanced her career there and held an administrative position. She later worked until her retirement for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and achieved a MBA from the University of Nebraska.
She is preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her daughter, Heather NiCole Richey, and her ex-husband, William Dick, both of Lincoln. She is also survived by her sister, Margaret Ann Richey Bandy of Dalton Georgia, and Marg’s children Matt and Jessica, and Leightta; and great nieces and great nephews and cousins.

A Celebration of Life will occur in the future. Family and friends will be notified of this occurrence.

In lieu of flowers please send memorials to the NE ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Lincoln Cat House, Girl Scouts of NE, Heifer International, National Organization for Women, or Cottey College in Nevada, MO.

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