Jack passed away on March 18, 2021. His obituary reads:

  Jack Richtsmeier, age 72 passed away at St Anthony’s North Hospital on the morning of March 18, 2021 after a battle with lung cancer. He was born January 16th 1949 to the late Ervin and Betty Richtsmeier. He was survived by his daughter Elizabeth, and sister Susan.
Jack was born in Colorado Springs and raised in Denver, CO. He graduated from Lincoln HS in 1967, Williams College in 1971, and Virginia Law School in 1974. He went on to practice law for 15 years. He worked in several companies to connect Native Americans to modern technology, and then went back into law work in a lesser capacity until his passing.		    
  Jack was an avid lover of sports and history. He was in recovery for 31 years. He has been described by friends as the smartest man they have ever met, and, in the words of one, “Once you stopped being intimidated by Jack he was one of the best friends you could have.”

 

He shared the following for our 25th Reunion:

 

  Spent the first fifteen years out of Williams raising hell, the next five living there and the last five making amends and building a new life.  Law school at University of Virginia, 1974; then returned to Colorado with a wife, a dog and a job with the largest law firm in Colorado.  Marriage went in 1977.  Litigator with large firm or own practice until 1989.  Lawyer by day, maniac by night:  Chasing skirts, barroom brawls, shady deals, cocaine, leg disabled in a midnight car crash, bankruptcy, always living on the edge. Finally had enough in 1989.  Surrendered law license.  Got clean and sober.  Grew up?  Married and a daughter (Elizabeth) in 1991.  Wife had mental breakdown in 1992, in and out of institutions and committed suicide in 1994.  Have been Elizabeth’s sole available parent since she was 18 months old; now 4 years.  Involved in several small businesses; working on reinstatement of law license. 
  Only conclusions are you keep getting chances until you get it right and I’m damn lucky and grateful to have gotten another chance in this lifetime.  Irony of my being solely responsible for raising a girl not lost on me.  Not much money; not much of a resume but have the important things.  Trying to walk without leaving footprints.  Need a Williams ’12 shirt for my daughter.