Richard T. Frick Jr. ’46

Richard died Nov. 10, 2012, at the age of 88. He lived in Weston, Vt.

Richard grew up in Sewickley, Pa. He graduated from Brooks School, and at Princeton he roomed with his brother, William, Charles Pyle, and R. Thornton Wilson. He enlisted as a Navy aviation cadet in 1942 and spent a year flying patrol bombers. He completed his studies after World War II.

Richard married Katherine (“Katie”) Reid in November 1944. They lived in New York City and Greenwich, Conn., where they raised two boys and two girls. He worked for Chet La Roche on the Walt Disney account before starting Johnston-Frick Company in 1958. Richard was involved in forming radio networks for college football and basketball for the ACC and SEC. Between 1961 and 1981, he organized and ran the Texaco Metropolitan Opera Radio Network. In 1991, Richard created R.T. Frick Inc. and continued his work for 10 years.

Richard’s Tiger pedigree included his father (’20) and two brothers. Brother William Ward Frick II was the first in the Class of ’46 to give his life in World War II.

Richard is survived by Katie, three children, and the grandchildren. Tiger, Tiger, Tiger!