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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Frederic V Malek	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Principles Exalt a Nation Political Action Committee, Ben Quayle, Rudy Boschwitz
Roger Hertog	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, John McCain, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Christopher Burnham, Richard E Mourdock, Luke Messer, Rudy Boschwitz
Lewis M Eisenberg	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Clive Runnells	Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, 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, Thomas J Tauke, Rudy Boschwitz
W Clement Stone	Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Daniel G Heath, Thomas J Tauke, Richard L Thornburgh, Rudy Boschwitz
John M Green	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, 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, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Luke Messer, Todd Rokita
Jose Fanjul	Spencer Abraham, Danny Lee Burton, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, 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, Campaign America Inc, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney
William E. Timmons Jr.	Spencer Abraham, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush
James Thomas Morris	Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, John Nathan Hostettler, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Campaign America Inc, Paul Helmke, Peter J Rusthoven, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Luke Messer, Todd Rokita, Jackie Walorski
Jim Click	Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Thomas J Tauke, Ben Quayle, Richard L Thornburgh, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert J Perry	Sam Brownback, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, 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, Thomas J Tauke, Richard L Thornburgh, Rudy Boschwitz
William D Smithburg	Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle
Edward A Lozick	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, John McCain, Paul Ryan, 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, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Richard E Mourdock
Mark Valente III	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Danny Lee Burton, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, George Allen, Chris Chocola, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, David McIntosh, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Todd Rokita, Jackie Walorski
James S McDonnell III	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, 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
Annette C Simmons	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Mark W Neumann, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Thomas E McInerney	John McCain, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Rob Portman, Fred Dalton Thompson, 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, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Campaign America Inc, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Rudy Boschwitz
Thomas A Davis	Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Chris Chocola, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dan Coats, Patricia Fukuda Saiki, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Campaign America Inc, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush
Keith Lindner	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, Dan Quayle
Edyth Bailey Lindner	Sam Brownback, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz, Dan Quayle

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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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