Richard R. Hansotte, Jr., age 59, of Warrenton, Virginia, formerly of Butler, passed away Thursday, April 5, at Fauquier Hospital in Virginia after a brief illness.

Born in Butler on October 29, 1958, he was a son of Norma Carmody Hansotte and the late Richard R. Hansotte, Sr., of Butler.

Rick graduated from Butler High School in 1976 and Penn Technical Institute in 1978. At the time of his death he was retired from Micron in Virginia.

He was an active member of Life Church in Warrenton, Virginia.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, repairing anything, but most of all teaching and sharing his knowledge with his daughter, Yvonne.

Rick is survived by one daughter, Yvonne Hansotte, of Virginia; his mother, Norma Hansotte, of Butler; one brother, Kevin Hansotte and his wife, Judy, of Butler; two sisters, Debra Bergman, of Pittsburgh, and Marcie Horne and her husband, Bill, of Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Rick was preceded in death by his father, Richard Hansotte, Sr.; his paternal grandparents, Camille and Alice Hansotte; and his maternal grandparents, Clarence and Lysle Carmody.

A memorial service was held at Life Church in Virginia on April 7, 2018. A private burial service also was held.