from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — Donald C. Rickwalt, 75, of Akron, N.Y., died Sept. 12, 2014.

He was born February 8, 1939, in Batavia, N.Y., to the late Charles and Bertha (Cassari) Rickwalt.

Mr. Rickwalt owned and bred Standardbreds in Western New York for many years.

He is survived by his children, Charlie, Lisa (Greg) Meyer and Tina (Robert) Zarzecki: grandchildren, Hailey and Madison Meyer and Robby and Anna Zarzecki; and brother, David (Kathy).