Rita was the daughter of Lorenzo and Esther Rich, born on October 6, 1948 in Mesa Arizona. Rita was very proud of being a native of Arizona. She is survived by her husband, Michael, son Jason Audisio and daughter Michelle Ambler.
Rita was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Neil Rich and sister Miriam Buckley.
Rita was a graduate of Arizona State University (B.A.) and Northern Arizona University (M.B.A.). She was proud to be one of the first women hired into management at Digital Equipment Corporation. She later went on to be a planner for Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and Marketing Director for Mesa General Hospital. After the birth of her children she started her own business, Service Builders, a marketing firm for physicians.
Later on in life Rita loved to travel. She and Michael visited probably every country in Europe, Italy was the favorite. Her most enjoyable acitivities were having lunch with her friends and taking her dog Jackson, to the dog park almost every day where she met a whole new group of friends.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday May 20, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Shadow Mountain Mortuary 2350 E. Greenway Road, Phoenix Arizona. (Corner of Greenway Road and Cave Creek Rd.)
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