Larry G. Richert

GEORGETOWN RICHERT, LARRY G., 67, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at his home in Georgetown, IN. He was lifelong resident of Georgetown and was born on March 5, 1940 the son of Robert Denver and Bernice Frakes Richert. He graduated from Georgetown High School in Georgetown, IN in 1958 and was a basketball scholarship recipient and attended Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. He was a carman for the old L&N Railroad and the P&L Railroad and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam era and in the Army National Guard. He was a National Hot Rod Association Drag Race Champion and a former member of the Georgetown, Indiana Town Board. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, John Robert Richert who was a teacher at Lanesville High School until his death in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Sandra "Sam" Richert of Georgetown, IN who is a loan accountant for Farm Credit Services in Louisville; three sons, Robert Scott Richert (Anita Sheets) of Georgetown, IN who is a graduate of Hanover College in Hanover, IN and a salesman for C.L. McBride Co. in Louisville, KY; Anthony Brian Richert (Wendy Robison) who is a senior at the University of Nevada, Reno with a major in secondary education, is President of the Northern Nevada Officials Association, and is also a college and high school basketball official; Brent C Richert (Amanda J. Swan) who is a freight relocation specialist; three grandchildren Nelson C Denver Richert, Alec Skyler Richert, and Kailey Jayne C Richert; and his beloved dogs Cracker and Gizmo. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Georgetown. Burial will be private at a later date. Visitation will be held 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home in Georgetown. Donations may be given to Hospice of Southern Indiana.