He is survived by, Mother, Shirley (Kochever) Nelson of Fairport Harbor Sister, Raeann (Michael) Hess of Painesville Twp. Nieces, Aleena, Michaela, and Maya Nephew, Michael God Child, Alice Manning of Dublin, Ireland God Father, John Roy Ulstrum of Texas Preceded in death by Father, H. Raymond Nelson in 2005 Maternal Grand Parents, John and Margaret (Faidley) Kochever Paternal Grand Parents, Herbert and Bertha (Hilston) Nelson

Rick graduated from Mentor High School, class of 1990 and attended Ohio University and Wright State

He was a member of St. Anthony Church where he was active in the P.S.R., the R.C.I.A., and V.B.S. programs as a teacher. He was an accomplished pianist