1939 — Feb. 16, 2025
Richard “Dick” Menard, 85, of Sedona, passed away Feb. 16, 2025, while in Daytona, Fla. for a weekend of racing.
He was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1939 to Lucille and Leo Menard.
A gifted mechanic and self proclaimed gear head, he campaigned the race car ‘Mr. Freeze’ at many local drag strips with his lifelong friends and brother Paul.
In 1974 he relocated to Sedona, with his former wife Linda with whom he had his second daughter Marisa. On Feb. 16, 1991, he married Lorna Riley (d. 2020) and enjoyed over 40 years of adventures together.
While in Sedona for 50 years, he opened Dick’s Car Clinic. Both the shop and the person were part of the fabric of the town working on everything from daily drivers to full blown customs. Always a gear head at heart, he took to building and racing boats, and later in life brought the custom blazer he built for Lorna to local car shows.
Whether at the shop, the diner, or the lake, he was always quick to share a story or two as well as his opinions of everything from racing to politics. He treasured his time with family, and his friends became family.
Dick was preceded in death by his wife Anne Beauregard, as well as his first daughter Lisa, and son Mark. He is survived by his daughter Marisa Menard Philips, brothers Donald and Dennis Menard, and granddaughters Hailey and Hayden Philips.
