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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Haley Barbour	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, George Allen, 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, Paul Helmke, George H W Bush
Donald J Hall, Jr	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, 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, Rudy Boschwitz
Steven E Chancellor	Richard Green Lugar, Mike Pence, George Allen, John Nathan Hostettler, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Brose A McVey, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle, Todd Rokita
Robert E Murray	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Todd Rokita
S Craig Lindner	Spencer Abraham, 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, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Susan Pence	Eric Cantor, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, 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, Ben Quayle
Charles J Wyly Jr	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Dan Coats, Patricia Fukuda Saiki, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Richard L Thornburgh, Rudy Boschwitz
John C Lechleiter	Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Brose A McVey, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Mitt Romney, Luke Messer, Marlin Stutzman, Todd Rokita, Jackie Walorski
Alex Azar	Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Luke Messer, Marlin Stutzman, Todd Rokita, Jackie Walorski, Brandt Hershman
Lynn Friess	Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, George Allen, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Mark W Neumann, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle, Dan Quayle
John W Snow	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Ben Quayle
John Hammond III	Richard Green Lugar, Mike Pence, Mark Edward Souder, Chris Chocola, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Brose A McVey, Indiana Republican State Committee Inc., Marvin B Scott, Peter J Rusthoven, Richard E Mourdock, Luke Messer, Marlin Stutzman, Todd Rokita, Brandt Hershman
Gary Winnick	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, 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, Rudy Boschwitz
Nicholas Calio	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, George Allen, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, Scott L Klug, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Rudy Boschwitz
Tatnall Lea Hillman	Danny Lee Burton, John McCain, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Mark W Neumann, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Richard E Mourdock, Thomas J Tauke, Marlin Stutzman, Todd Rokita
John Penson	Danny Lee Burton, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Fred Dalton Thompson, Mark W Neumann, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Marvin B Scott, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle
Stephen Bechtel Jr	Eric Cantor, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Steven T Kuykendall, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Campaign America Inc, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle
Wayne Valis	Spencer Abraham, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Mike Pence, George Allen, Chris Chocola, Rob Portman, David McIntosh, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Frank Murkowski, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Oliver North, Dan Quayle
Frederic C Hamilton	Spencer Abraham, Saxby Chambliss, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Steven T Kuykendall, 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, Oliver North, Richard E Mourdock
Barbara Hackman Franklin	Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Arlen Specter, George Allen, 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, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle, Richard L Thornburgh

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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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