Will Richey
Wilson Alden “Will” Richey (March 28, 1976 – December 12, 2023) was a founder and owner of multiple restaurants in the Charlottesville area, including: Revolutionary Soup (Downtown), Revolutionary Soup (The Corner), The Wine Guild, Red Row Farm, The Whiskey Jar, The Alley Light, The Pie Chest, The Bebedero, Brasserie Saison, Café Frank, Duner’s, and Hogwaller Brewery.[1]
His management company, Ten Course Hospitality, supported Commonwealth Sky Bar and Draft, Milkman’s Bar, South & Central, Kama, and The Monticello Café.[1] Richey's business partner at Ten Course, Josh Zanoff, died in 2022.[2]
At one time, Richey was a business partner in the Brasserie Saison restaurant and brewery with Hunter Smith.
Richey died in a car crash in the the early hours of Tuesday December 12, 2023. Albemarle County police said they were dispatched to a reported single-vehicle wreck near the 1300 block of Owensville Road west of Charlottesville around 1:21 a.m. Tuesday. A set of skid marks in the northbound lane indicates that the vehicle was traveling in the direction of Richey's residence near the Rivanna Reservoir. The site of the crash is less than a mile and a half north of one of Richey's more popular restaurants: Duner's. The 47-year-old Richey, who was not restrained by a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, police spokeswoman Abbey Stumpf told The Daily Progress. Richey was a father of two.
Quotes
“Operating a restaurant is something one does for the love of service, hospitality, the art of food, libation, and the joy in creating a memory for people to enjoy. We are grateful to carve a living out of this joy.” – Will Richey
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. Wilson Richey Obituary, retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ↑ Web. Learn about proposed hub connecting Charlottesville, Albemarle County trails, CBS19, December 5, 2023, retrieved December 6, 2023.