He was born February 1, 1955 in Waynesburg, a son of Margaret McClellan Stockdale Post of Waynesburg and the late Neil Stockdale.
Rick was a 1974 graduate of Jefferson-Morgan High School.
He was a hair stylist with his own salon in Waynesburg for many years.
Rick enjoyed the quieter things in life like sitting on his porch and just being outside tending to his flowers.
Surviving in addition to his mother, Margaret, are a son, John Russell Neil Stockdale of Morgantown, WV; a daughter, Victoria Ann Margaret (Drew) McMullen of McChord AFB, WA; a sister, Renee (Steve) Love of Waynesburg.
Deceased is a brother, Teddy Stockdale.
Friends will be received on Tuesday, from 3 to 6 pm in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Rd., Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.