Richard (Dick) Peter Ulasich, age 77 of Kerrville, Texas passed away peacefully Thursday, June 16, 2016 at his home after battling diabetes and kidney disease.
Born in Ironwood Michigan, Dick graduated from Northern Michigan University earning a Bachelor degree in education and a Master's degree in public administration. He started his teaching career in Oxford MI where he met and married his wife Sandra (Harrison) Ulasich. They raised their 5 children in West Bloomfield and Clarkston MI. Dick retired from the West Bloomfield school district after 33 years. Dick was an avid sportsman and had a love for the outdoors. He loved deer hunting in the Upper Peninsula MI. He also enjoyed fishing on Mullett Lake where he vacationed with his family each summer. Dick and Sandra retired in Cheboygan MI and later traveled the States in their motorhome.
Dick is survived by his wife, Sandra of 54 years and their children; Michael Ulasich- Clarkston MI, Michelle Ulasich- Philadelphia PA, Annette (Bill) Keogh- Cheboygan MI, Lorette Ulasich- San Diego CA, and Alesha (Andrew) Keelean- Grand Blanc MI, as well as 3 granddaughters, 3 grandsons, 1 great grandson, his sister Kathleen (Ulasich) Flaa- IL and a niece Andrea (Flaa) Stibal- IL. He was preceded in death by his parents Peter and Jane Ulasich.
The family requests memorials be made in his name to the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.
Arrangements and cremation services were entrusted to Kerrville Funeral Home in Kerrville, Texas.