Rick was born in Honolulu on January 8, 1953 to Peggy Moir Cornetti (Vollmann) and Robert A. “Bob” Cornetti. He was a graduate of Copenhagen International School in Denmark and N.C. State University. Upon his discharge from the U.S. Navy, he was an instructor at Burlington Nuclear Labs at NCSU and until four days before his death was a senior product manager at Spirent Communications.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 40 years, Linda, his son Isaac (Erin), daughters Melissa and Mary (Mitchell Maynard), all of Raleigh; his grandchildren Henry, Quinn, Mattie, and Max Cornetti and Julian and Myles Jacobs; sisters, Christine Worstell of Missouri and Susanne Zola of Hawaii, 11 nieces and nephews, his extended Baker family, special neighbors, his scruffy little dog Moki and his precious kitty Opal.
Rick was a kind, sweet gentleman who enthusiastically embraced Southern culture—especially food. He was a meticulous hard worker who loved history, good books, real newspapers, gardening, Delta blues, antiquing, and helping his grandson’s Cub Scout troop. His love for the grandbabies, and their love for Popi, was the ultimate blessing of his too-short life.
The family will celebrate Rick’s precious life on Saturday, June 15th, from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Taverna Agora, 326 Hillsborough St., in downtown Raleigh. (Casual Clothing or Aloha Shirts are encouraged)
A generous supporter of progressive and humanitarian causes, Rick would be honored by donations to Planned Parenthood or Boy Scouts of America.
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