"My brother Richard was my mentor, and my hero"

 his heart was far from the buttoned-down world of Wall Street

"He wanted us to smoke cigars, drink margaritas and pina coladas, and he'd pick up the tab," 

 theperson who always stayed in touch

 Cudina loved to ski and had a license to fly commercial helicopters

Richie faced many great challenges, and, without fail, he accepted and overcame them all

"He was a friendly, witty and gracious person with an infectiously happy philosophy toward life and was a loyal and steadfast friend to anyone who took the time to know him." 

"He was the life of the party"

When he made an entrance, he made Hollywood stunt people look kind of mundane
 

He was fun to be with, animated and full of insights into life

He was a very special person to all who had the privilege of knowing him

 He was a star on the high school soccer team
 

Generations to come have been cheated out of knowing or meeting the real Richie but his life, deeds and spirit we remain with us forever