Richard Glen Moritz

Born in 1954  -  Died on August 24th, 2013

A Celebration of Life will be held to honour Richard on Friday, August 30th at 2:00pm at the Richmond Country Club,  9100  Steveston Highway, Richmond, BC.

You are invited to view the full obituary and leave a personal message of condolence for the family.

Richard passed away suddenly in Richmond at the age of 58.  He was recently predeceased by his mother Margaret Moritz, who lived in Kelowna, BC and died on July 3, 2013.    He also was predeceased by his father Henry (Ted) Moritz, from Sturgis, SK in 1985.  He is survived by his partner Joan Hrudey of Richmond, BC;  his two daughters – Meagan of Kitchener, ON and Lindsay from Vancouver;  his sister, Ann Moritz of Edmonton, AB, and Kenneth (Judy) Moritz of Regina, SK.  He is also survived by two nieces (Alyson and Sara) and 2 nephews (Jay and Simon).  Surviving family in Scotland include:  Uncle George, Aunt Chrissie, Aunt Helen and several boys and cousins.

Richard was born in the small farming community of Sturgis, SK and grew up on a cooperative farm with six other families.  He went to secondary school at the Sturgis Composite High School, graduating at the top of his class and playing alto sax in the Sturgis school unit band, And was invited to play at the 1967 Montreal expo at first SK band there. This was exciting for him, our parents, and an honor for the town. Following high school, he continued to stay on the farm and work the land with his father.  They raised mixed crops and also had a herd of cattle.  He was known for his expert research on new crop varieties and kept abreast of agricultural issues around the world.  He also enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle along with the boys from Preeceville, the next town down the road.  They took many road trips across the prairies, BC and down into the USA. Crystal Lake, was also a big part of his and the kids lives, taking his homemade catamaran out on the lake during the holidays.

He got married to Brenda Ostafie from Canora, SK and continued farming until his father passed away.  At this point, the farm was sold and he and Brenda moved to Saskatoon in 1986 with their young daughters Meagan and Lindsay.    Richard went into the Finance industry taking the Canadian Securities course in Toronto.   That was the beginning of a lucrative career.  He worked for well known finance companies such as Nesbitt Thompson and Richardson Greenshields.   He then moved to Kelowna in 1991 where he worked for Fortune Financial and with Cannacord Capital, eventually becoming the Manager in Victoria, BC.  These were good years for him as he owned a yacht that he kept at one the marinas outside Victoria.   Throughout these years he was in close touch with his two daughters, Meagan and Lindsay, who both enjoyed their time on the ocean with their dad. 

Eventually, illness took him back to Kelowna for recuperation and he started his own consulting business from home.   He worked his way into the financial world with a strong reputation for integrity and honesty.  These were the tenets that he lived by.   Therefore he was successful with sales in promoting the varied financial products in the industry.   He continued in this career area, in the gold mining industry which took him to Vancouver 5 years ago and then to Richmond to live with his partner, Joan. They traveled together and found Parksville on Vancouver Island to be the place they wished to retire to. These last few years were very calming and peaceful for him while at the same time, travelling internationally doing business in Germany, Switzerland, France, and across the USA.