Rick considered the Thanksgiving holiday a time to connect w/ cherished friends and loving family as well as an opportunity to spend the greater part of the day creating feasts to savor and share. It was never too early for meal preparations and never...

It was a tradition, Sundays meant four things; church, Mr.B`s, rest and Sunday gravy.

What is often thought of as a great time to shop, our proud nation set aside a day to celebrate those of it`s citizenry brave and strong who sacrificed blood, sweat and tears in service of freedom. Duty and honor are nice flashy words, meaning something...

Rick made friends w/ anyone he found interesting or compassionate, including our funeral director after his Mom had passed on. It was heartwarming to hear Rick make tentative plans to see WICKED on Broadway. If we did not bump into our neighbors or someone...

Being a fascinating man, Rick did not tolerate boredom well. To alleviate the doldrums, we found events to capture both our interests and imaginations. Such adventures included listening to a former First Lady speak, stalking a white egret at Green Lane,...

LEAD, FOLLOW or GET OUT of the WAY...a nice business motto; it also works for sailplanes and bumper cars.

Rick had perfect pitch, an idedic memory and a great love of a well made pb+ j

Rick was fond of saying that someone had dipped Hali in sissy sauce, but when he was alone w/ her I could hear him whispering sweet canine nothings into her lil` brown doggie ears.