Richard I. “Dick” Sachs age 81 of Centerville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.  He was born in New York City, New York to the late Joseph and Irene Sachs.  Dick graduated from Champlain College in Plattsburg, New York and attended graduate school at New York University.  He served in the U. S. Army Medical Corp.  He was a realtor with great honesty and integrity in the Dayton area for 28 years, retiring from Coldwell Banker Heritage in 2005.  Since his retirement, he had been a volunteer at Miami Valley Hospital. 

Dick is survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Audrey Goldberg Sachs, formerly of Beatrice, Nebraska; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Radene and Ralph Stump of Beatrice; his brother-in-law and wife, Norman and Sura Veta of Denver, Colorado; his nephews and their families, Mark Veta and Neal Veta; and his beloved dog, Trey Pierre.  He was preceded in death by his in-laws, Ruth and Joseph Goldberg of Beatrice; his parents; and his sister, Elaine Sachs Veta. 

A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. at Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be make to the Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Trust, % Pinnacle Bank, 523 Court Street, Beatrice, Nebraska 68310; Miami Valley Hospital Foundation, 31 Wyoming Street, Dayton, Ohio 45409-2793; or a charity of your choice.