Rick Lafranchi, an even-keeled entrepreneur who helped transform his family’s dairy into one of California’s leading artisanal organic cheese producers, died unexpectedly last month at the age of 74.
A man with a true knack for making friends, Rick was the public face of the Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, which he co-founded with his brother Scott in 2010. He was a passionate ambassador of agriculture, a beloved baseball coach and a third-generation dairyman whose humble…