Austin Richard "Rick" Hobday, 69, of Tunkhannock and formerly of Lancaster, passed away at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, surrounded by friends and family. Rick was born and raised in Lancaster.

A graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and student of John Carroll University in Ohio, Rick was a champion wrestler and football player. While residing in the Chicago area, he also held multiple state championship titles in racquetball. Rick enjoyed success as an entrepreneur, developing a prosperous manufacturing company of bicycle helmets, Denrich Sporting Goods, in Canada. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Golf was another passion of Rick's and he contributed to the coaching staff at Keystone College. Rick was a tenacious, competitive, generous, independent, vigorous, fun-loving free spirit. "If it wasn't fun, it wasn't worth doing," was a sentiment Rick espoused throughout his life.

Rick is survived by his father, Richard Austin "Dick" Hobday; five children, Melissa Hobday, wife of George Motley of Maple Glen, Richard Todd Hobday of Mountville, Jason Hobday, husband of Courtney of Lambke Hobday of Elgin, IL, Amee Hobday of Algonquin, IL and Austin Richard Hobday of McHenry, IL; 7 grandchildren, Gavin, Kade, Jake, Caitlynn, Colleen, Kayla and Haleigh; and 5 siblings, Dianne Cannizzaro of Milford, CT, Karen, wife of Thomas A. Bennett of Lancaster, Stephen Hobday of Lancaster, Mary Lynn, wife of Michael A. DiaPaolo of Stroudsburg and Kevin R. Hobday, husband of Jill Marple Hobday of Odessa, FL. He is preceeded in death by his Mother, Janet Anderson Hobday, and wife, Gretchen Clark Hobday.

A Memorial Service will be held 10 AM Saturday, December 17th at the Charles Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543, followed by interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Lancaster. From 12 to 3 PM a Celebration of Life Gathering will take place at the Pressroom, 26-28 W. King St., Lancaster. In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider a donation to the Lancaster Catholic High School's Athletic Association, 650 Juliette Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601.