Rich was born on March 18, 1951, to William and Marie (Reifschneider) Levick in Scottsbluff, NE. He attended elementary school and high school at Bayard Public Schools.While in high school Rich participated in cross country, basketball and track.

After high school Rich attended Chadron State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1973. After graduation Rich taught and coached at Melbeta High School and worked as a lineman for Chimney Rock Public Power District in Bayard.

It was at Chadron he met his wife, Joyce, who he married on December 15, 1972.They would have celebrated their 54th anniversary in December this year.To this union they were blessed with three children, son Jim, daughter Andi, and son Mike.

Rich and his family moved to Columbus, NE, in 1979 where he began working for the Nebraska Public Power District. He worked in the high voltage transmission engineering design department constructing 115kV transmission lines. He received an Associates of Mathematics Degree at Platte College in order to help him with his occupation.

Wanting to return to western Nebraska, Rich took a job with Crescent Electric Supply Company (formerly Loos Electric Supply) in 1981 and worked there for thirty- three years, retiring in 2014 as the District Manager.

Rich was a huge Cornhusker fan, enjoyed hunting on the North Platte River and spending summers with his wife Joyce at their place at Lake McConaughy trying to catch fish. He also enjoyed watching his grandkids participate in sports and activities.

Rich is survived by his wife Joyce; children Jim (Amber) Levick, Andi Levick, and Mike (Heather) Levick; grandchildren Emily Levick, Logan Levick, and Sloane Levick; sister Teri (Bill) Stairs; sister- in-law Virginia (Gene) Hokom; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Rich was preceded in death by his parents Bill and Marie Levick, in-laws Doyle and Effie Foland, brother-in-law Kenneth Foland, and brother- in-law Dale Foland.