It was valentines day, the day of love, and it was perfect. Things went on normally as they do, except everything was just so much more happier. Because as i had suspected, it would all just go down the drain instantly. Like it always does, i can’t have a great day without something twisted and messed up happening. So it’s 6:30pm and i get back from my new job i was working at [I just got fired from that job as well]. I get called into the residential advisors office because he was looking for me, really, really bad. I thought i was in alot of trouble because he was serious and they said they had been looking for me since 2pm. So he sits down with me and says, darien. YOU NEED TO CALL YOUR MOM. i say kk, and do as so. And then i start talking to my sister because she answered and she tells me, that this morning my father had died. I didn’t even know what to do or even think. I was astounded, so i sat there and cried, and didn’t stop for two day. threee days later he had his memorial, Everyone wore bright clothes and tie dies. And there was everyone in his whole life i had met at this one place, it was so bright and colorful, like he would have of wanted. It was beautiful, some of his old buddies from veitnam were there and there were other soldiers there as well.
This is the man that raised me from 0-12 years old until my family decided to just take me back, he loved everyone, and proved it in his life.  DAD [Uncle Richy], I love you, and will never forget about you. You created many paths in your time, you made so many people happy. You will never be forgotten, sleep well pa…
Article about him; http://copperarea.com/pages/?p=2420
2 comments
RIP Richy. That is a really great photo. Looks like he was a good guy. Very sorry for your loss.
Why people who don’t want to die, die, and people who do want to die, don’t, frustrates me beyond comprehension. I’d have taken his place in a heartbeat. That may sound selfish in a weird way. I know it is kind of self-centered. But it’s true.
he sounds like a great guy; makes me wish I had the courage to do something as meaningful as joining the armed forces.