Paul "Richard" Liechty was born in St. Joseph Twp., Allen County, IN on May 15, 1932.  He was the youngest child of the late Silas & Sarah (Frey) Liechty.  On October 12, 1951, he was married to Ruth Marie Brace of rural Spencerville, IN by the Rev. Walter Stuckey of the Lockport Mennonite Church in Stryker, Ohio.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth of Ft. Wayne; daughters, Carma (Tony) Reincke of Grabill, Connie (Lonnie) Norris of Huntertown, and Sara Whittle of Rockwall, TX; 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; son-in-law, Bill Huffman; sister-in-law, Ruth E. Liechty of Sarasota, FL; brother-in-law, William Brace of Auburn and dozens of nieces & nephews.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Marla Huffman; granddaughter, Sarah Norris; brothers & sisters-in-law, Jesse (Margie) Liechty, Simon (Leah) Liechty, Omer (Mary) Liechty, Reuben Liechty; sisters & brothers-in-law, Mildred (Raymond) Graber, Delilah (Ralph) Seiler, Mary (Jesse) Stuckey, Ruth (Charles) Shue and Donna Brace.

Richard lived nearly all of his life in rural Allen County, IN where he attended Leo Schools.  Although his career has been primarily involved in all types of the construction & property development trades, as a very young man he was a farmer and he never lost his love for the land.  Always being self-employed, he loved working with his employees to create & complete the projects of his imagination whether in land, retail, or housing development.  For example, in the early 60's, with one part time employee he started Leo Distributors which he built into a major building supply company with stores in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan employing well over 100 people.

His love primarily focuses on his God, Jesus Christ, but his family both close & extended runs a very close second.  He also loved traveling, golfing, hunting, and all types of water sports & old cars.  He was a charter member of North Leo Mennonite Church and ft. Wayne Home Builders Association.

Calling will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2019 from 4-7 pm at North Leo Mennonite Church (15419 N. SR 1, Leo, IN).  Services will be held on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 10 am with calling one hour prior at the church with Pastors Conrad Mast & Marshall Anderson officiating.  Burial in Leo Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials to Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) - PO Box 500 Akron, PA 17501-0500, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) - 583 Airport Road, Lititz, PA 17543 or the Allen County Habitat for Humanity - 2020 E. Washington Blvd. Ft. Wayne, IN  46803.