Richard Albert Houck

Rick Houck, 77, of Lincoln, NE passed away peacefully on October 17, at The Arbors memory care.

Rick was born March 27, 1947, in Schenectady, NY, to Earl and Dorothy Houck.  Rick graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan with a B.A. in Scenic Design and continued his schooling at UNL where he got a master’s degree in Scenic Design and a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning. Dad liked to make sure everyone knew he went to the original Woodstock. He was a folk music lover his whole life and loved playing guitar.  He instilled his love of folk music in his daughter.

Rick served in the Nebraska National Guard for 20 years.  Over his career in city planning, he worked in Lincoln, Ogallala, Alliance and Sarpy County.  The last 10 years of his career he worked for the Nebraska Department of Transportation.  He loved his part-time job of over 11 years working for Q.P. and Westlake Ace Hardware.

Rick is preceded in death by his beloved wife Becky, Helen and Wendell, parents Earl and Dorothy, and brothers-in-law Perry Blanchard and Bruce Pelletier, sister-law Betsy, and great nephew Bryce.

He is survived by loving daughter Carrine, daughter Amanda, Brother-in-law Bruce and wife France, sister Jean, sister-in-law Mary and husband Joe, and many beloved nieces and nephews, including Amy, Kate, and Emily, AAron, Gilbert, Celeste and Briar, Sheila, Christine, Doug and Rachael.  Plus, grand nephews and nieces including Aidan, Avery Adeline, Ashlyn, Harrison, Beatrix and Benjamin, Cheynelle, Sierra, Taylor, Molly, Emmett, Kelsey, Brandon, Bridget and Brooke.

Rick is also survived by our chosen family, sister Carrie, brother Paul, nephew Wendell and niece Hannah, nephews Micah and Bryson, and littlest great niece and nephews Maya, Elijah, and Kobe.

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