Frederick “Rick” Eugene Wolfert, 64, of Greensboro, GA passed away peacefully on April 9, 2019 at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro.
Wolfert had a long and distinguished career in the equipment finance industry. He was an active volunteer for both ELFA and the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. He served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees in 1998 and served as ELFA Chairman in 2001.
After graduating from Louisiana State University, he worked for Proctor and Gamble and Connecticut General before joining US Leasing, which was the beginning of his 35-year career in commercial finance. He held executive-level roles at US Leasing, KeyCorp Leasing, Heller Financial, GE and CIT Group. In 2007, Rick’s passion, expertise and drive led him to partner with a private equity firm to start his own Commercial Finance company. He named the firm “Tygris” in honor of his and his wife Holly’s LSU experience. He most recently served on the board of Stadion Money Management.
A celebration of his life will be held on April 13 at 11:00am at Lake Oconee Church, 1101 Village Park Drive, Greensboro, GA 30642.
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6 Replies to “Former ELFA Chairman Rick Wolfert Passes”
Rick was not only a long time industry icon but a friend of mine. He was a mentor of mine and instrumental in providing guidance for me as we built three different businesses over the past three decades. I always enjoyed our time together and his steadfast council. I will miss him. My thoughts are with his family…..
I enjoyed working with Rick at KeyCorp Leasing. He was such a nice man. I’m very sorry to hear this news. I wish his family the emotional strength to endure this sad time and celebrate Rick’s life.
I worked for Rick at Key Equipment Finance. It was a sad day when he left us for greener pastures, he was a great boss and even a better Gentleman. He and Holly were the most gracious of couples. I’m certain he is once again moving on to greener pastures, our most heart-felt condolences to his family and all who knew and loved Rick.
Rick was such a great guy. I crossed paths with him at many ELFA functions and he was always so genuine and friendly. We shared the LSU connection and always enjoyed talking about our experiences there. Many did not know that he played basketball for LSU. Great guy and he will be missed!
I echo all the comments above. I met Rick about 30 years ago when he first left US Leasing and joined Key Equipment Finance in Albany, NY. I’m not even sure that the merger of National Commercial Bank, an Albany bank, with Society Bank of Cleveland had even occurred by then. He was indeed a real gentleman and an accomplished leader who built the foundation of great leasing company from a relatively small beginning. I’m stunned to hear of his passing because I always think of him as that robust athlete that he was at LSU.
I too worked for Rick at Key Bank in Albany. Rick was an outstanding leader, always approachable and kind. I am very sorry for the family’s loss. Rick was a great man.