Robert James Schick, 75, of Saint Leonard passed away on December 5 2011. He was born March 11, 1936, in the Bronx, NY, to the late Joseph and Cecilia (Gajkowski) Schick.

Mr. Schick graduated from Manhattan Prep High School and at age 17 enlisted in the Navy during the Korean War. After an honorable discharge from the Navy, he enrolled at the University of Maryland and received a BS degree in 1964. He was a member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. In 1966, he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.

Mr. Schick was a founding partner in the Waldorf, MD, law firm of Andrews, Schick, Bongar and Starkey, where he practiced for over 25 years specializing in real estate law. He was an active participant in land development partnerships in Charles County, including Clarks Run in La Plata.

He served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Southern Maryland and the Charles County Nursing Home. He was also a past president of the Charles County Bar Association and was an associate member of the Southern Maryland Association of Realtors.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Schick.

He is survived by three children, daughter Elizabeth S. Hicks and husband Thomas Hicks, of Saint Leonard; son Robert R. Schick and wife Joanna Klusak Schick, of Poznan, Poland; daughter Laura O. Schick, of Arlington, VA; two grandchildren, Robert J. Hicks and Madeleine E. Hicks of Saint Leonard; a sister, Barbara Schick Boyle of Albrightsville, PA; brother, Stephen Schick and wife Barbara of Fulton, MD, and several nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his former wife, Olivia Schick Gentile, of Orkney Springs, VA.

Family will receive friends Friday, December 9, for a viewing and visitation at Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Rd. in Port Republic, MD from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, December 10, at 12:00 PM at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Port Tobacco, MD.

Burial will be private.

Memorial contributions in his name may be made to a charity of choice.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.