Richard Lee Hecht

Hastings resident, Richard Lee Hecht, 69, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, NE. Services are pending with the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home, Hastings, NE. Private family services will be Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, NE. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.brandwilson.com. Brand-Wilson Funeral Home are in charge of the arrangements. Richard was born June 4, 1942 to Herbert and Laura (Meyer) Hecht in rural Hastings, NE. He married Wanda Whitson on June 1, 1999, she passed away on June 25, 2006. He owned and operated Trickys Wrecker Service, several bars and Trickys Auto Sales all in Hastings, NE. He was a volunteer firefighter for the city of Hastings and was the flag man for the Hastings Raceway. He is survived by 1 son Richard L. Hecht Jr and wife Amanda of Elwood, NE and 3 daughters, Deb Quinn of Kearney, Shelly Converse of Lexington, NE and Rhonda Pederson of Hastings, NE and 9 grandchildren and one sister Mary Kohl of Highland, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wanda, one brother Donald Hecht and one sister Doris Hurley.