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Dick Maxwell, a former AMA Vice President of Sports Marketing, was killed Saturday afternoon while on a street ride with friends.

Prior to taking over what was at the time AMA Pro Racing’s top spot, Maxwell had a successful career in car racing, notably running racing programs for Dodge.

Maxwell worked for the AMA in the early 1990s.

Since leaving the AMA, Maxwell and his wife, Sandy, have continued to live in the Columbus, Ohio area, less than a mile from the AMA’s new headquarters in Pickerington.

Maxwell, who was 67 years old, is survived by his wife and five children, Patricia Costigan, Amy Maxwell, Eric Maxwell, Katherine Neimczak and Susan Stevens. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home in Pickerington, Ohio.

No further details were available at post time.


More, from a press release issued by the AMA:

DICK MAXWELL, FORMER AMA VP, DIES IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

PICKERINGTON, OHIO — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has learned that Richard E. “Dick” Maxwell, 67, of Pickerington, Ohio, died Saturday, August 31, 2002, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier that day.

A graduate of the University of Illinois and the Chrysler Institute, Maxwell served as the AMA’s Vice President of Sports Marketing, managing professional motorcycle competition, from 1991 to 1993. He was the manager of Dodge Motor Sports for Chrysler, and was a member of the National Hot Rod Association Hall of Fame, the National Street Rod Association Hall of Fame, American Motorcyclist Association, the Honda Sport Touring Association, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Maxwell is survived by wife of 18 years, Sandy; children Patricia Costigan, Katherine Lynn Niemczak, Eric Maxwell, Susan Stevens, and Amy Maxwell.

Calling hours will be held at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home in Pickerington on Wednesday, September 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 pm. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a service of remembrance at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on Thursday at Seton Parish Catholic Church, adjacent to the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, friends may make memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or to The Ohio State University Medical Center in Dick’s memory.