Zachary Rich

Zachary Scott Rich, 30, died Friday, May 13, 2016, of congestive heart failure because of Friedreich?s ataxia.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, May 23, at Stoney Creek Inn, 2601 S. Providence Road in Columbia, Missouri, with a lunch to follow at Leech Pavilion at Bethel-Cosmo Park in Columbia. Final resting place will be in Pactola Lake in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Mr. Rich was born Sept. 21, 1985, in Denver, Colorado.

He was a mentor to many, and he inspired all those who knew him. He was an active member of Living Church of God, and his faith was very important to him. He was a student at Moberly Area Community College, working on a degree in business. Because of his perseverance in the face of adversity, MACC has established an award in his honor, ?Rich?s Outstanding Student Award,? which will be given to one student per year.

Surviving are his mother, Julie Rich; his father, Scott Rich; one sister, Morgan Rich; two brothers, Ian Rich, and Jared Rich; grandmothers, Nancy White, and Marj Rich; and many other family members and friends.