DaveInDaytona
09-03-2002, 09:24 PM
A02033 Contact: Tom Lindsay
Tuesday, September 03, 2002 Phone: (614) 856-1900 x1357
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE E-mail: tlindsay@ama-cycle.org
DICK MAXWELL, FORMER AMA VP, DIES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
PICKERINGTON, OHIO -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has learned
that Richard E. ''Dick'' Maxwell, 67, of Pickerington, Ohio, died Saturday,
August 31, 2002, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, from
injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier that day.
A graduate of the University of Illinois and the Chrysler Institute, Maxwell
served as the AMA's Vice President of Sports Marketing, managing professional
motorcycle competition, from 1991 to 1993. He was the manager of Dodge Motor
Sports for Chrysler, and was a member of the National Hot Rod Association Hall
of Fame, the National Street Rod Association Hall of Fame, American Motorcyclist
Association, the Honda Sport Touring Association, and the Society of Automotive
Engineers.
Maxwell is survived by wife of 18 years, Sandy; children Patricia Costigan,
Katherine Lynn Niemczak, Eric Maxwell, Susan Stevens, and Amy Maxwell.
Calling hours will be held at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home in Pickerington
on Wednesday, September 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 pm. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a
service of remembrance at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on
Thursday at Seton Parish Catholic Church, adjacent to the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, friends may make memorial contributions to the American
Cancer Society or to The Ohio State University Medical Center in Dick's memory.
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Tuesday, September 03, 2002 Phone: (614) 856-1900 x1357
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE E-mail: tlindsay@ama-cycle.org
DICK MAXWELL, FORMER AMA VP, DIES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
PICKERINGTON, OHIO -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has learned
that Richard E. ''Dick'' Maxwell, 67, of Pickerington, Ohio, died Saturday,
August 31, 2002, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, from
injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier that day.
A graduate of the University of Illinois and the Chrysler Institute, Maxwell
served as the AMA's Vice President of Sports Marketing, managing professional
motorcycle competition, from 1991 to 1993. He was the manager of Dodge Motor
Sports for Chrysler, and was a member of the National Hot Rod Association Hall
of Fame, the National Street Rod Association Hall of Fame, American Motorcyclist
Association, the Honda Sport Touring Association, and the Society of Automotive
Engineers.
Maxwell is survived by wife of 18 years, Sandy; children Patricia Costigan,
Katherine Lynn Niemczak, Eric Maxwell, Susan Stevens, and Amy Maxwell.
Calling hours will be held at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home in Pickerington
on Wednesday, September 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 pm. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a
service of remembrance at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on
Thursday at Seton Parish Catholic Church, adjacent to the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, friends may make memorial contributions to the American
Cancer Society or to The Ohio State University Medical Center in Dick's memory.
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