Richard "Rick" Berry

Rick Berry, 67, founding co-owner of Goodness Grows plant nursery in Lexington, Georgia, died Friday, November 12th, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. at home. He founded the nursery with his late partner, Marcus “Marc” Richardson, 43 years ago.

He passed peacefully at home and is survived by his husband, Kurt Wolfe; his beloved attack dog, Kaydee; siblings Cathy Crawford, Coy Berry (husband Bob Richardson), Doug Berry (wife Cee Cee) of the Atlanta area and nephews Alan Nettles of Sarasota, Florida and Benjamin Crawford IV of Houston Texas. His parents were Walter and Florence Berry of Orangeburg, South Carolina and Beaufort, South Carolina respectively.

Rick attended Sequoyah High School in Doraville, Georgia and the University of Georgia where he was a math major with particular interest in calculus (straight A’s, and he described calculus as “fun”).

Rick’s Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, January 21st, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia in the glass conservatory.

Rick requested in lieu of flowers that donations be made to animal rescues of each donor’s choice or to St. Mary’s Hospice House.