Rick was a very talented, loving, kind and caring person. He wasn't the kind of person to put you down or make you feel like dirt. He was the kind of person that made you smile when you needed a smile, made you laugh when he wanted you to laugh, which was almost all the time. He cared about his friends and the people he talked to. He was an over all awesome person. Almost everyone loved Rick. I am a graduate from Tallmadge High. I talked with Rick alot my 10th grade year and through out my 11th and 12th. He was a bright person, always made everyone laugh. To be honest I don't think anyone disliked him. He was a great person. Even though I haven't talked to him for a few months, it hit me really hard when my friend called to tell me he has passed on. I know that I'm speaking for anyone who knew Rick when I say that he will be missed extremely!
I didn't believe it when I first heard that he was gone. I didn't want to believe it. I still don't. Even though I wasn't a close friend, he was still a friend of mine. I met him my 10th grade year, his 9th. I actually met him by accident. My friend and I were walking through the hall towards the library and I turned the corner, not looking where I was going and ran right into him. My friend knew him and introduced us. Ever since then, he was someone I could talk to, get advice from, or if I just needed to smile, alls I had to do was look at him. He'd either give me a funny look or glare at me, jokingly. I took him home a few times through out high school. Now that I've graduated I've lost contact with alot of people. I just saw Rick a few weeks ago at Tops and I wanted to give him a call, but I just kept puttig it off. Now I regret it. It's true that we take for granit what is there, but when it's not there anymore- we regret it. And I truely regret it.
Lastnight while I was at the service, I kept looking at the doors knowing that Rick loved to pull pranks on people. I was hoping that this was just another one of Rick's pranks. I wished that he would walk through the doors telling everyone it was his biggest prank yet. But it didn't happen. That's when I knew that he was really gone.
Being at the service lastnight made me realize that not just me, but anyone who had the blessing to know Rick has lost a big chunk in our lives. I just want to say that I love you, Rick. And I will make sure that you will live through me. I'll keep the sense of humor and positive attitude you had going. You're very missed. |
