VICTOR – Cyril Kirk Richard, 61, of Victor passed away Friday evening, April 20, 2012, in his home. He was born May 23, 1950, in Chicago to Benjamin and Shirley Richard. Cy joined in November 2011 but has a rich history with Rotary. He will certainly be missed.

Cyril “Cy” was raised in Chicago, and his family began traveling to Big Timber in summers with Cy’s grandfather, the late Cyril Kenneth Richard, who was the minister of the Ecumenical Church in Chicago for 52 years. Since the family loved their time in Montana, they purchased a ranch south of Big Timber in 1965. Cy received his master’s degree in marketing at Montana State University in Bozeman and had undergraduate degrees in sociology and psychology. He also played one year of football at Montana State. After graduating he became a teacher in Casper, Wyo., then moved to Jackson, Wyo., where he taught the DECA marketing class at the high school and also coached the ski team until the mid-1980s, when he became a full-time real estate broker. Cy founded the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Co. in 1980 in Jackson and specialized in ranch and recreational properties, selling in four states. He was quite active in the community and was named Teacher of the Year at the Jackson High School. He was Realtor of the Year in 1989, served as Jackson Hole board president, was Wyoming Association of Realtors vice president and a past president of Rotary International in Jackson. In 1983, he married Donna Taylor and together they had their two sons, Cyril Kenneth Richard II and Taylor Kristopher Richard. Cy married his current wife, DeLona S. Richard from Pinedale, Wyo., in June 2007 and he acquired two stepdaughters, Channing Kay Winters and Robin Leigh Winters. Cy was an avid fly fisherman and loved downhill skiing. He also enjoyed camping, hiking, scuba diving and golf. He loved and was very passionate about teaching his sons how to do all of these things. His favorite activity was traveling around with his wife and drift boat “just in case” they found a little time to fish when on real estate showings. Cy was known by his family as the “Absent-Minded Professor”; though very brilliant, he would have trouble with all of his multitasking. He could put a smile on anyone’s face and was truly in his element when in the company of family and friends. Cy was a loving husband, father and friend and will be deeply missed. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Daly-Leach Chapel. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, at the Corvallis Methodist Church. A luncheon reception will follow. Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/obituaries/cyril-kirk-richard/article_51b1fa02-8e11- 11e1-b627-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz1syVup5LQ