Richard

Minutes after getting settled on Spa Creek we got word that my brother in law, Richard, had succumbed to cancer. He fought with courage through surgeries, rounds of chemo, radiation, a strict diet where he didn't eat anything that tasted good, and eventually paralysis from the waist down.

Richard was a good friend and the kind of man you want your sister to marry. He had a huge impact on my life. We miss him.


Richard and Ruth.


At John G's in Florida a day or so after Dad's memorial in late February of 2010.


Richard's wonderful family posing with a ceiling fan. Robert, Ruth, Amy, Ryan


Ryan instructing the help to turn the fans on high so he can achieve the Farrah Fawcett look. Their friend, Paul, is in the middle--he doesn't care if the fan is on or off.


My sisters, Mom, Lisa and I joined the crowd.