Sunday, July 17, 2005
Martha, Ronald, Teresa, Mindy and Wendy: Words cannot express the sorrow and emptiness I feel from just learning about R.D.'s passing today. My family and I pray the Lord is with you and your families to provide the strength and courage to deal with your loss. As you all know, R.D. and I were pretty much joined at the hip when my family and I lived on Hickory and R.D. and I were both in Kindergarten through third grade. Unfortunately, my family moved quite a bit after that and our paths never crossed. R.D. always made me laugh and I enjoyed our time together as kids playing football at the park, wondering through the woods behind your home and taking part in the R.D. ritual of purposefully annoying his sisters. That was fun for us. I will always cherish all the fond memories we spent together. I hope you will be able to find the peace to do the same. My family and I will pray for you all.
