Richard Ray (Rick) MOLZAHN

Richard (Rick) Ray Molzahn February 13, 1961 – June 1, 2013 Rick Molzahn, 52, owner of Jen Tech Stencils of Federal Way, Washington, suddenly passed away, in his sleep, on Saturday, June 1, 2013 due to an aneurism. Rick’s family is shocked and devastated. He was born to Sylvia and Richard Molzahn, in Seattle, on February 13, 1961. The love of Rick’s life has been Jennie Lyman for 30 years. Though they never had children, the dogs they have loved have been their babies. Rick has spent the last 18 years building a successful business he named Jen Tech. This is a road stenciling business that he named after his wife. Rick loved to joke, be happy and make other’s laugh. His motto was, “Life’s a joke, live it to the fullest.” He was a big kid at heart and was always going to be that way. One of his favorite traditions was to grow his beard, put on a Santa suit, paint his hair white and have pictures in front of the Christmas tree taken with his 3 year old, great-niece Kylee. Rick’s niece Vanessa, and two nephew’s, Lance and Tyler, were the kids he never had. These three will have wonderful memories of the wild antics Uncle Ricky made them go through to get $50 for Christmas every year. From unraveling necklaces made out of 50 ~ $1 bills, to melting a candle that had 50 ~ $1 coins melted into all the wax, to being handcuffed together and going on a scavenger hunt through the neighborhood on Christmas morning. He even made Ritz Cracker Peanut Butter cookies with fifty dollars in $1 coins in the middle—for each kid. He took a break from creativity one year to fill 3 boxes with 5,000 pennies each. He had taped each kid’s box so completely, that it took work to get it open. I’m sure that he had already planned what his Christmas scheme was going to be for these three - now adults, this year, or he was working on it. If you met Rick, you knew him; there was nothing he was shy about. He had the gift to gab and it served him well. I’m sure we all imagined him an old man still making everyone laugh. Heaven is lucky to have him so soon. Rick Molzahn is survived by his wife Jennie Lyman, his mother Sylvia Molzahn, his sister Patty Breault, his brother Ronald Molzahn his sister Pam Nelson Jacobs, his nephew Lance Frank, his niece Vanessa Driessen, his nephew Tyler Nelson and his great-niece Kylee Driessen. Rick Molzahn was preceded in death by his father Richard Molzahn. Memorial services will be Thursday, June 13th at St. Theresa’s Church 3939 SW 331st Federal Way, WA 98023 A Rosary will be held at 10:30 am, a Service at 11:00 am with a reception immediately following.