By Greg Stempfle
Link to the February Michigan Libertarian.
Longtime Libertarian activist Richard “Dick” Gach passed away January 12th at the age of 91.
Richard was born in Detroit in 1926. A veteran of World War II, Richard served in the US Navy from 1944-1946. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics from University of Michigan in 1949. He went on the become a home builder and eventually helped start a building company. Richard had been married since 1953 and had three children and five grandchildren. He lived in Bloomfield for most of his time with the party and was active in the Oakland County affiliate. A Libertarian candidate ten times, Richard ran for public office in every election between 1994 and 2012, including six times for Congress and once for State Board of Education.
