Mr. Frederick Allen “Rick”  Schwartz, age 63, of South Hill, died Thursday Oct. 5, 2017 at his residence.  He was a Systems Administrator for twenty plus years with the Virginia National Guard and the widower of Shirley Lynn Schwartz. He is survived by  two daughters:  Renay Carns and her husband Tim of Jacksonville, FL and Tracy Abruzere and her husband Damon of Orlando, FL;  two sons:  Christopher Schwartz of South Hill and Joshua Schwartz and his wife Jennifer of Saratoga, CA;  a sister Sylvia Walker of Monroe, NC, two granddaughters:  Alexis Schwartz and Sophia Abruzere; three grandsons:  Jalen Abruzere, Hunter Carns and Hayden Carns.  A funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017  at 11 a.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Meherrin, VA with interment in the church cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 950 W. Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605 . Online condolences may be sent through www.crowderhitecrews.com.  Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Schwartz family.