Rick Popa, 55, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Loving husband and father, he left behind his wife, Lisa; son, Jacob and daughter, Rachel; his mother, Judy Baughman; brothers, Pete and Jason and sisters, Sue and Jill. He was preceded in death by his father, Pete Popa; mother, Pat Milich and mother-in-law, Judy Sherman.

"We will miss you, Dad. You are going to always be in our hearts. We know you are watching over us and protecting us still." Jacob and Rachel Popa.

Memorial Mass of the Christian Burial TUESDAY, 10 a.m. at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 4019 Manchester Road, Akron with Fr. Anthony Suso officiating. (Procession will form at the church). Burial Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home, 624 East Cherry Street, (Rt. 93, Canal Fulton) MONDAY 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The American Institute for Cancer Research or Happy Home for Children in Holambra, Brazil.