Richard J Freeland

President and Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc.

Richard J. Freeland, Dick serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc. Mr. Freeland has more than twenty-nine years experience. He founded Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc. Mr. Freeland served as Director of Steel Dynamics Inc. from 2000 to August 16, 2012. In 1957, he married Deanna Walters and they had three children, Kim (Alan) Cook, Terri Derheimer (deceased), and Todd (Angie) Freeland. In 1967, Freeland took a part-time job at a Pizza Hut for $1.25 an hour. He eventually became a store manager, area manager and a part-owner in an Iowa franchise. In 1972, he and Deanna moved to Fort Wayne and opened their first Pizza Hut on East State near Coliseum Boulevard. Over 40 years the business grew to include 48 Pizza Huts in Indiana and Ohio and four KFC restaurants. He was a founding member and on the board of directors of the Arabian Horse Breeders Alliance and the Arabian Breeders World Cup. His board affiliations included Steel Dynamics Inc., Hall of Fame member of International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association, Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Lutheran Hospital, Leadership Fort Wayne, and Allen County Republican Party. In addition to his wife and children, survivors include his half sister, Eleanor Mathis of Broken Arrow, Okla.; grandchildren, Tyler Freeland, Dillon Freeland, Deanna Derheimer, Lindsay (Darin) Falk, Tiffany (Mike) Rego, and Austin Freeland; and one great-grandchild, Connor Falk. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Terri Derheimer, in 2009; his brother, John (who died at age 10); and his half brother, Fred Freeland Jr.

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David Bockorny	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Danny Lee Burton, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Scott L Klug, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Luke Messer
Paul L Baker	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Danny Lee Burton, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle, Rudy Boschwitz
Donald G Fisher	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Dan Coats, Patricia Fukuda Saiki, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard L Thornburgh, Rudy Boschwitz
Henry Kravis	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Patricia Fukuda Saiki, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, Ben Quayle, Rudy Boschwitz
Lanny Griffith	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, George Allen, Rob Portman, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North
Andrew Lappin	Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, David McIntosh, Scott L Klug, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Principles Exalt a Nation Political Action Committee, Richard E Mourdock, Rudy Boschwitz
Michael David Epstein	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Thomas J Tauke, Rudy Boschwitz
Thomas D Bell Jr	Spencer Abraham, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, David McIntosh, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Campaign America Inc, Peter J Rusthoven, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle
Mel Sembler	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Mark Edward Souder, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Augusta Petrone	Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke
Stewart W Bainum Jr	Spencer Abraham, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, Rudy Boschwitz
Woody Johnson	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle
Henry J Smith	Sam Brownback, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Dan Coats, Patricia Fukuda Saiki, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rick Hawks, Rudy Boschwitz
Stephen F Brauer	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
Lee Beaman	Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Arlen Specter, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle, Marlin Stutzman
Charles B Johnson	Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, Patricia Fukuda Saiki, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Ben Quayle, Richard L Thornburgh
Doris Fisher	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Rudy Boschwitz
Julie Finley	Spencer Abraham, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, David McIntosh, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Christopher Burnham
Bill Paxon	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Brose A McVey, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle
Robert McNair	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1937
Date of death	Oct 20 '13

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Richard J Freeland

President and Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne, Inc.

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