Richard Simon Pasch, a Milwaukee native who became a Florida restaurateur, died in Lutz, Fla., of cancer on Nov. 1. He was 72.
Pasch graduated from Whitefish Bay High School and earned a degree in hotel restaurant management from Michigan State University. After service as an officer in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, he moved to Tampa, Fla., where he acquired the Frisch’s Big Boy franchise for the Tampa Bay area. In 1980, he and his wife acquired the Haagen-Dazs distribution franchise for central Florida under the name RICH-DIP INC.
He was a past president of the Florida Restaurant Association, a Florida High School Athletic Association football referee, a member of the Westshore Sertoma Club and president of the Blue Ridge Pioneers of North Carolina.
Upon retirement, Pasch pursued his passions for golf and traveling in his motor coach. Other special interests included photography, model ship making, deep sea fishing, humor and jewelry-making.
He is survived by his wife, Irene (Campbell) Pasch; children Terry (Joe) Thompson, Ellen (David) Frederick, Jeff (Kimberly) Pasch, Laurie (Doug) Schroeder, Edward S. Campbell III, Jeanne Campbell Sonke, Keith (Beverly) Campbell and Julie Campbell; sisters Judy Samosky, Miriam (Kurt) Jacobsohn and Marilyn Libman; and “13 grandchildren, other relatives and friends,” according to Miriam Jacobsohn.
A memorial/celebration of life service and burial took place in Tampa on Nov. 8.
The family would appreciate memorial contributions to Congregation Shalom’s Sylvia Leah and David Pasch Fund, Jewish Family Services, the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center and Gilda’s Club.
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