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Photo used with family permission from Ibach’s Facebook
Richard “Dick” Ibach, left, with his son Daniel.
Richard “Dick” Ibach made an impression for many reasons: his vibrant and quirky paintings, his lengthy career mentoring others, his harmonica playing, and above all his humor. Ibach passed away near the end of 2021, and while his family is still working on final plans, local artists and educators who knew him have shared some of their fond memories of him.
Artist Kay O’Rourke connected with Ibach in a painting class at Gonzaga University
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