Richard V. Drake, Sr. - Obituary

ichard “Rick” Vincent Drake, 64, of Bowie, MD, and formerly of Edgewater and Fort Washington, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. Born on June 02, 1960, in Washington, DC, to the late Charles G. and Patricia Ann Drake, Rick attended Friendly High School in Fort Washington. After obtaining his GED, Rick managed two Amoco Car Wash locations. He then went on to serve as a driver for the President of Pepco Electric, which led to his career as an underground lineman for 20 years. Rick was a lifelong loyal fan of the Washington Redskins, especially John Riggins #44. Rick also enjoyed NASCAR with his father. Rick volunteered as Santa for the Yappy Hour holiday fundraiser at the Chesapeake Animal Clinic in Owings, MD, and Santa Paws fundraisers at the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter in Prince Frederick, MD. Rick thoroughly enjoyed giving his time and interacting as Santa with the many animals he got to know over the years of volunteering. Rick had many friends with whom he enjoyed playing flag football and watching professional football. He always had a car full of friends. They enjoyed the drive-in movies and concerts at the former Capital Center, Kings Dominion, Ocean City, and Disney World. Rick was a devoted friend to Bill Bullard. Many good times were had with friends Gary McNair, John Pasquini, Michael Vitko, and Tim Kiessling. Rick loved his daughter’s cats Sassy, Gypsy and dog Max. He used to pet sit for his sister, Laurel and brother-in-law, Bernie’s pups: Cedar, Snickers, Meesha, Yager, Pippit, Quint, and Mango. In addition to his parents, Rick was preceded in death by his grandparents, Frank J. and Ruth A. Rainey; his uncle, Frank J. Rainey Jr.; his beloved great-aunt, Helen; his aunt, Katherine, his uncle, Larry and his daughter, Sarah. Rick is survived by his children, Richard Vincent Drake, Jr. and Abigail Lee Drake; his brother, Charles “Mike” (Gail) Drake; his sisters, Charlene Fink and Laurel (Bernie) Matthews; his nephews, Christopher Drake and David Fink; his niece, Becky Drake; his great-nephew, Charles Maverick; his cousin, Lynn Drake; his second mom, Ruth Foster; his former wife, Tamara Hostetter, many cousins and a lifetime of cherished friends. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Rick’s life on Saturday, March 8 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Friends of the Linda L. Kelley Animal Shelter (FOLLKAS), P.O Box 143, Sunderland, MD 20689, or by visiting www.follkas.org. Online condolences may be made using the Memories tab on this page.