Richard W. Heintschel, II, 70, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio surrounded by a host of friends and loving family. Rick fought a courageous battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; he kept his beloved sense of humor till the very end. While Rick began his working career as a young merchant marine for two years on the Crispin Olgleby sailing on the Great Lakes, his job as an educator spanned 45 years. Highlights included serving as head football coach at Otsego High School, Assistant Principal and Principal at Oregon Clay High School, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instructional Personnel at Anthony Wayne Local Schools, and Assistant Superintendent and Interim Superintendent at Fostoria City Schools. His professional memberships include National Association of Secondary Principals. He was a AAA representative to the Northwest District Athletic Board of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, attending state-level basketball, baseball, and football games. In 2015, he was inducted with his 1972 football team into the Cardinal Stritch High School Hall of Fame. A high school and college athlete himself, Rick played football, basketball, and ran track both at Cardinal Stritch High School and Washtenau Community College in Michigan. He served as Aquatic Director both at Laurel Hills Tennis Club and Inverness Country Club. He also coached swimming. Rick loved to golf, and achieved a "Hole-in-One" at Orchard Hills Country Club, Bryan Ohio, June 30, 2001, while playing with his late brother-in-law, Roger Wanner. He golfed for years with the Clay High School Faculty Golf League (the CFGL), and traveled with his golf friends in the summer to various challenging golf courses. Surviving are his wife, Katharine, son Eric (Carrie) Heintschel, son, Matt Heintschel, and his ex-wife and friend, Jeanne Heintschel. Also surviving are Rick's brother, Ron (Karen) Heintschel and their daughter Elise (Chris) Sabin, step-sister Lynn (Kevin) Carder, step-brother Paul (Diane) Forquer, step-brother-in-law, Michael Schmuhl, and sister-in-law Shelley (Mark) Agee. Rick's grandchildren are Alyssa, Samantha, Logan, and Mason Heintschel. They survive him, as do other nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 12 noon until 8 pm at Eggleston- Meinert- Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road, Oregon, Ohio, where funeral services will be held Monday at 11 am. Interment in Wakeman Cemetery, Waterville, Ohio, will be private. Those wishing to make an expression of sympathy in Rick's memory are asked to consider the Rick Heintschel Memorial Scholarship through the Oregon Foundation, or Hospice of Northwest Ohio. The family would like to thank Bay Park Hospital, especially Ryan, Kati, Charlie, Lynn, and Adam, from the ICU, Drs. Bernardo, Fernandez, and Kos, Tori and Kyle from the Acute Care Unit, and staff of the Emergency Department. Finally, we are most grateful for the Lucas County Rescue Number 8 and Oregon Unit Number 3 life squad crews' skills and sensitivity.