Van R “Ric” Pike 53 died May 10, 2002, in the
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Des Moines, following a long illness. Ric was
born July, 7 1949 in Cedar Rapids, IA. He married Patricia LeGrand on Aug. 31,
1994, in Minnesota. He was a factory worker for Lefebure for 19 years.  He was a US Navy Vietnam War veteran.

He is
survived by his wife Patricia and a daughter Nikki.