Let it be known that on this program cycle, Richard Jacob Drexel III (Rick) 76, of Sparta, Tennessee, born July 25, 1949, in Irwinton, Georgia, encountered an unhandled exception in his core operating system, which prematurely triggered a critical STOP condition, on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 1:36 p.m.
Rick was born in Puckett’s Clinic in Irwinton, Georgia, on July 25, 1949, to Richard Jacob Drexel Jr. and Anne Bacon Drexel who preceded him in death. He graduated from Wilkinson County High School, University of Georgia with a B.S. in Mathematics and the University of Dallas with an MBA. He was a Vietnam Era veteran and service six years in the Florida Army National Guards, HDQ 53rd infantry, Tampa, Florida.
Rick’s hobbies included Number Theory, family genealogy, amateur radio (Call sign WK1P) and volunteering. He retired from American Airlines/Sabre as a Senior Software Engineer after 30 years and always said that he never worked a day in his life. He had a hobby that paid well.
Rick leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Wanda Harris Drexel; children Richard J. Jacob Drexel IV (Janie), Felicia Drexel, and Kristina Drexel Roberts (Katie); grandchildren, Alexus Drexel and Richard (Cinco) Jacob Drexel V (Cinco); siblings, David Brett Drexel (Belinda), Debra Drexel Belcher (Buddy), and Marion Drexel Fallin (Clay). He leaves behind numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A celebration of life will be 2 p.m., Nov. 8, 2025, in Irwinton, Georgia, on the Bacon Family Farm, reception following.
