"Rick-thankyou for your friendship, generosity and love for me and Sydney . I looked forward to spending Sundays with you and morkie at church . You were the granddad that Sydney never had. Im glad I was able to share Christmas 2018 at my home with you, Bob and Mary. The 3 of you were together as a family and had a joyous holiday together. I promised you a long time ago that I would take care of Morkie (you best buddy) if you couldn't. Morkie is living with me and Sydney and remains fiesty just like you were. I think of you everyday when I interact with him...Everywhere I go-everybody loves Morkie. To the Jazwin family-I would like you to know that Rick shared many things with me but his biggest joy and accomplishment was him being a dad to his 8 children and 20+ grandchildren..Family was everything to him. He was so proud of all of you. Whenever we saw children misbehaving he would always say it was the parents fault not the kids fault. He would then tell me the story about how he had 2bats by the back door and told the 2kids fighting to battle it outside with the bats and of course you worked it out instead. Rick was very proud of his biggest accomplishment which was you. I will miss him "
In loving memory of
Richard Jazwin
March 31, 1936 - June 13, 2020
Richard Jazwin was born March 31, 1936 to Wesley Jazwin (Waclaw Jazwinski) and Ellen Montague (Bridget Ellen Teague). He died June 13, 2020 from complications of Coronavirus. He was 84 years old at the time of his death.
Rick was born in New York and was the oldest of three children - Richard, Robert and Mary Ellen. He attended Delehanty High School, a private high school in Queens, New York. His aunt, Sadie McCormick paid his tuition and he was able to graduate early. His goal was to become an officer in the U.S. Merchant Marines and he hoped to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, but was unable to pass the physical. Rick was always a very hard worker and usually had several jobs. He was a clerk for ABC, an auto parts retailer and an advertising agency on the 40th floor of the Empire State Building. He appeared several times on a television quiz show and his ability to correctly answer factual questions earned prizes for his family.
In 1958 Rick moved to Los Angeles, California. He worked for Stevens Auto Parts in east Los Angeles and attended night classes at Los Angeles Community College. He was hired as a manager at Brigham-Saint John Inc., an auto parts importer for sports cars. While there he met Carolina Pesqueira, a co-worker, and they eventually married and had seven children. Rick managed an Oscar's Drive-In Restaurant in southern California which ultimately led to his being hired by Taco Bell corporation. In the early 1970s Rick was promoted to Vice President of Real Estate and Construction for Taco Bell. In 1973 he moved his family to Phoenix, Arizona where he opened a Taco Bell franchise at 32nd Street and Cactus. Eventually he and Carolina divorced and Rick provided a home for his seven children. Rick continued running his Taco Bell and later met and married Jan Hunter. Together they had his eighth child.
Rick sold his Taco Bell franchise and opened an HVAC installation and service business. He authored eight books including guides for HVAC servicing, ice machines, alternative refrigerants, technician certification and inventing. Rick then began a career with Universal Technical Institute (UTI) as Director of Education and later as Vice President of Industry Development. After retiring from UTI, Rick became a Realtor with Realty Executives where his motto was you will always "win with Jazwin." Rick and Jan divorced and he continued to devote his time to his work.
Rick was a faithful Catholic. He enjoyed working, going to the movies, running, photography, writing and traveling. Rick considered himself a self made man, and was proud of his intelligence and the persistence he utilized to teach himself how to use computers, technology and problem solve. He was happiest when sharing his knowledge with others.
The Jazwin dynasty lives on. Rick is survived by seven children: Deborah Ward, Mark (Jennifer) Jazwin, Monique Jazwin, Eve Harrison, Paul Jazwin, Rachel (Gene) Lopez and Mary (Tracy) Cipolla, 21 grandchildren, his brother, Robert and his former wives.
Preceding him in death were his beloved daughter, Diane (Ryan) Park, his parents and sister, Mary Ellen.