Richard “Buckwheat” Zapp, 66, passed on Wednesday June 15th, 2022. Richard was born April 19, 1956 to John & Tressa Zapp. Buckwheat loved all things involving race cars, talking about his grandchildren and helping everyone and anyone.
A 1974 graduate of Madison High School, Richard has been a renowned and beloved resident of Madison, Ohio for 60+ years. Richard, an owner of Williams & Hathaway Auto Parts, a permanent fixture at Napa Auto Parts, loved nothing more than helping every single person that walked through the front door. Being a selfless servant to others was one of his most important things in his life up until the day he passed.
Richard is survived by his children Rebecca (Stephen) Klima, Tommy (Ashley) Zapp and Elizabeth (Steve) Stebner; 8 grandchildren; sisters, Phylis, Lilian, Carol, Rosie, Marilyn; brothers, Robert, Alex, Dan. He was preceded in death by siblings, John Zapp Jr. and Tressa Beech; and brother-in-law, Ron Hupertz.
A celebration of life will be held at 11am on Saturday June 25th at Crossroads Church 6685 Middle Ridge Road Madison, Ohio 44057. Behm Family Funeral Home of Madison is assisting the family. Online obituary and condolences may be viewed at www.behmfuneral.com