Rickie L. Caudillo, 48, died April 21, 2012, at his home in Hutchinson. He was born Sept. 11, 1963, in Hutchinson, the son of Phillip and Katherine Pritchard Caudillo.
He was a Hutchinson High School graduate and was a Self-Employed Contractor. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, mechanic and carpenter.
Survivors include: his children, Derek Walters, Lawrence, Jeremy Caudillo (Heather), Angela Jones (Shawn), Rickie Caudillo (Jessie) and Holly Caudillo, all of Hutchinson; his parents, Phillip and Katherine Caudillo, Hutchinson; three brothers, Rob Caudillo (Wendy), St. Louis, Mo., Randy Caudillo (Christa), Wichita and Steve Caudillo (Dolores), Macon, Ga.; three sisters, Robin Hobbs (Richard), Wichita, Renee Miller (Vernon), Hutchinson and Rachelle Bryan, South Hutchinson and 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Sebastian and Sanjuana Caudillo and Gilford and Peryle Pritchard and a brother, Ronnie Caudillo.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory with Pastor Robert Albin presiding. There will be a book to sign from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Rickie Caudillo Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.