Richard C. "Rick" King

1968 - 2023

Richard "Rick" C. King Jr., beloved father, brother, dear friend, and brilliant legal mind died on Monday, November 27, 2023, at St. David's Medical Center South in Austin, Texas. He was surrounded by his four children and close friends as he peacefully passed.

Rick was born on October 30, 1968, in Laredo, Texas to Richard C. King and Susan Beers King. He then lived in England, Virginia, and finally Austin where he graduated from William B. Travis High School.

In 1991, Rick graduated from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and participated in The Frank Denius Normandy Scholar Program. After spending some time as a commercial real estate appraiser, he attended The University of Texas School of Law where he graduated in 1998 with a Juris Doctor and member of The Order of Coif. After graduation, Rick clerked for John H. Hannah of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas before clerking for the Honorable Robert M. Parker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. After his clerkships, he was an associate with Baker Botts in Washington, D.C. followed by associate and partner at the Austin office of Munsch Hardt. In June 2011, he joined the King Law Group where he worked until he passed.

He is survived by his four children Jacob King, Josh King, Rachel King, and Wyatt King, all of Austin, Texas; his brother, Ryan King of New York City; his Aunt Dot Overstreet and Uncle Bill Overstreet of Roanoke, Virginia; and significant other Heather Detrixhe.

Donations in his memory can be made to the following organizations:

Texas Lawyers Assistance Program https://www.tlaphelps.org/

Justice Mack Kidd Fund https://www.austinbar.org/?pg=justice-mack-kidd-fund