Richard Campbell Tice

1931 - 2018

Tice, Richard Campbell
1931 - 2018
Richard Campbell Tice, 87, died peacefully at home on October 7, 2018. Born March 29, 1931, Dick graduated from Upper Arlington High School in 1949 where he was a four-year letterman in football. He hasn't missed a 4th of July parade since then and always cherished his Upper Arlington community and class friendships. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University where he was a proud member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He went on to the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his parents Herman O. Tice and Gertrude N. Tice. Dick is survived by his sister, Martha Glendenin (Don); and Muriel, his loving wife of 62 years. Commissioned in 1954, Dick was a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, en route to the Korean Conflict with pre-deployment training in the Territory of Hawaii, when he met Muriel. He proposed "Out 'back of the BOQ," in November and they were married the following February 1956 – a courtship that was "ardent and swift." They returned to Columbus and raised their family, Wally (Josephine), Ralph (Nancy), Herman (Janet), Hillary (George) and Phyllis (Scotty). Next came the grandkids, Collin, Malia, Mason, Stuart, Campbell, Walker, Wesley and Lani; and many treasured nieces and nephews. Home was a place called "Serenity" – a residence that lived up to its name with a rolling green landscape, mature woods, an active creek and waterfall that led to the Scioto River. There was no better place for ice skating, tree houses, class picnics, lobster boils, happy hours and "trooping the line." The family also has fond memories of "Ohana," their home in Good Hart, Michigan where the fires burned bright in the hearth during winter and on the beach in the summer. Carrying on his family's insurance heritage, Dick returned from Hawaii to join the Tice Insurance Agency, where he became General Agent affiliated with The Midland Mutual Insurance Company. The agency grew to include a property and casualty and retirement planning divisions. The Tice Agency was later sold to Huntington Bancshares, Inc., marking one of the first alignments between banking and insurance organizations. Dick was an avid golfer where he was a member and past president of Scioto Country Club. He was a life-long member of the Columbus Athletic Club and active member of the Downtown Kiwanis Club. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mt. Carmel Hospital. He also served on the Board of Directors for HCF Management in Lima, OH and the Board of Trustees for Ohio Wesleyan University. The family expresses its sincere thanks to the team from Mt. Carmel Hospice who assisted so completely during Dick's last weeks. Friends and family are invited to Calling Hours on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 4-7 p.m. at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Road, Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221. A Celebration of Life and Memorial service will be Friday, Oct. 19 at First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43212 at 11 a.m. with an informal reception immediately following. The family requests donations be made to First Community Foundation in Dick's honor. First Community Foundation, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212. Please visit www.schoedinger.com to share memories and condolences.