- With great sadness I have to announce the sudden passing last night of Rick D'Louhy. If you were at ANY Car Cruise or Car Show, you would have seen Rick walking around passing out flyers in one of his colorful shirts that he would always wear and talking to his many friends who would be there. You couldn't miss him. He was the guy with the huge smile on his face, a hand full of flyers and he was about 6 ft 5 inch's tall. He was everywhere promoting some kind of car show. Anything car related. He was also the founder of the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise. I'm not sure of the exact amount of years that Rick and I were friends, but probably at least 25 years. Such a Smart, Kind, Happy man. I will miss his Huge smile and hearing his "HEY PAT" as we would pass each other at Car Show. RIP Rick. I will miss you.
FB Pat Teehan 12/2/16
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Richard (Rick) D'Louhy died Nov. 30 due to complications after surgery. He was born in 1949 in Bridgeport, CT to Richard and Roberta D'Louhy. He graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius HS (NY) in 1966, the University of Tampa in 1970, earned a Master's in economics from UF, followed by a PhD in 1975. His career included city administration in Ocala, municipal consulting based in Clearwater, and government relations for Cablevision in FL. His love of cars led to becoming Executive Director of the Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District for 12 years, where he oversaw and promoted the Turkey Rod Run and originated the Spring Speedway Spectacular in 1990. After several years with Zephyrhills Festivals Car Shows, he created the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise in 2008. The popular 9th annual event was recently held in October. Rick co-authored Forgotten Fiberglass, about the golden age of custom-built sports cars, with long-time friend, Geoff Hacker. They and their cars have been featured in magazines, car blogs, websites, YouTube videos and Americarna on Velocity. Rick was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Volusia AACA and active in regional car clubs, events and activities. Rick was humble, conscientious, and always ready to help others. He truly enjoyed life. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of classic and obscure cars that he loved to share with others. He leaves behind Lynn, his wife of 44 years, daughters Jennifer (Gabe) Bouch and Lisa (Addison) Tweedy, son David (Sarah) D'Louhy, 12 grandchildren, sister Diane (Alan) Brand and niece, plus many extended family and friends. A Celebration of the Resurrection service will be held at Christ Presbyterian Church, 1035 W. Granada Blvd. Ormond Beach, FL 32174 on Dec. 28 at 2:00. Memorial donations may be made to Christ Presbyterian Church.
