Kathy D

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So go and run free with the angels
Dance around the golden clouds
For the lord has chosen you to be with him
And we should feel nothing but proud
Although he has taken you from us
And our pain a lifetime will last
Your memory will never escape us
But make us glad for the time we did have
Your face will always be hidden
Deep inside our hearts
Each precious moment you gave us
Shall never, ever depart
So go and run free with the angels
As they sing so tenderly
And please be sure to tell them
To take good care of you for me

Author unknown.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I've found that peace at the close of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch,

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

Beloved:

See what love the Father has bestowed on us

     that we may be called the children of God.

Yet so we are.

The reason the world does not know us

     is that it did not know him.

Beloved, we are God’s children now;

     what we shall be has not yet been revealed.

We do know that when it is revealed

     we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Everyone who has this hope based on him

     makes himself pure, as he is pure.

The Word of the Lord

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will provide for all peoples. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken. On that day it will be said: "Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the LORD for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!"

We were all very blessed to have Richard in our lives

 Richard was the baby of our family.   Our family wanted Richard to reach his full true potential.  We wanted him to have the very best that life had to offer. It was such a joy and a pleasure to watch Richard grow and become such a wonderful person – he asked for nothing but just to love him and we all did.

We have been so privileged, honored and very fortunate to have known Richard.  He taught us so much.

He taught us to be patient and tolerant of others. He made us all a better person. Richard was one of the chosen ones- he was a true child of God.  We enjoyed all the years that God gave us with him, however, short lived and taken from us far too soon.  Even though the last few years were a struggle, he fought so hard and smiled through it all.  What a very brave soldier. 

He was very polite, so kind and courteous. 

A very humble being with a pure soul    and now God has come to claim him – May he rest in peace