Richard Niehaus was born May 24, 1935 in Covington,Ky. His diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) came in March of 2012. He passed away on Jan. 14, 2014. He was a former priest, husband, stepfather, and educator. Richard is survived by his wife Beatrice Niehaus. They were married in the Chapel on the University of New Mexico Campus, Albuquerque, NM and shared thirty-eight years of love and companionship. His parents who preceded him in death were Lillian and Joseph l. Niehaus. A brother, Lee Niehaus, Ft. Thomas, Ky. died 2012. A stepson, Jack E. Holland, passed away July 17, 2012 at the age of 56. Rich is survived by family members– sister Vivien Wilcox, Ft. Mitchell, KY; brothers Ken Niehaus, of Long Island, NY and Don Niehaus (Pat) of Farmington, MI. ,step-children Charles Holland (Ernestine) Derby, IN, Bonnie Cushing (Barney) Corvallis, MT, Dennis Holland (Sue) Garland, UT, Robert Holland (Starr), Santa Fe, NM. He was greatly admired by his 10 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Richard completed his High School education at Covington Latin School, Covington, KY. He then attended St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, MN. He was ordained May 28, 1959. In addition to his parish duties, he also taught math in the Covington Latin School. He moved to Gallup NM in 1969 and served as principal of the Catholic High School; he had the honor of celebrating the first graduation of seniors from that facility. He received his Masters in Ed. Adm. at UNM. Richard left the priesthood in 1976. He was an educator in the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools, first serving as a math teacher on the Zuni Indian Reservation, Asst. Principal at the Navajo Junior High located on the Navajo Reservation, and then Asst. Principal at the Gallup Mid School, Gallup, N.M. Richard and Bea retired from the New Mexico school system and came to southern Indiana to live. They spent their summers visiting and caring for their mothers; they wintered in Florida. Richard loved life! His favorite quote was “Life is good!” He enjoyed meeting and communicating with people; he would strike up a conversation with any stranger anywhere whether it was in the grocery, the Eifel Tower or the Leper Colony in Kalaupapa, HI. He loved working with the young families at his assigned churches and the students and teachers at the mid school level. He was involved in many of the social activities provided at their Florida senior park and he knew the names of most of the residents who lived there during the winter season. Richard chose to be cremated. A private graveside memorial will be held at a later date at the Fairmount Cemetery in Madison, IN. Online condolences.www.collinsfuneralhome.net.