Rick was born in Middle Village New York on March 31, 1940. He went to St. John’s High School. He graduated from MMA with a 3rd assistant license with the class of 1962, the last 3 year class at MMA. He went on to sail with American Export lines and in 1963 was appointed to the NS Savannah training program at Kings Point. After sailing on the Savannah, he joined the AEC (Atomic Energy Commission), now known as the NRC. He was attached to the Philadelphia office and was present for the Three Mile Island  accident investigation. After his retirement, he moved to Cape Coral Fl. Rick died on Nov 20, 2016 from cancer.