Caron, my deepest sympathies. I will miss Richard's valuable wisdom and perspectives, both during the time we interacted professionally and subsequently as friends.

Jaime Valencia 

Please accept my sincere condolences. Richard was the special person to me, gave me confidence and full of passion.

The "Adoption Certificate" is in my living room and always reminds our good times. He will live in our hearts forever.

I wish I had more time to work with Richard.  Every time we talked about his projects and "to-dos," it was always a fascinating conversation. How can one man know so much? 

In the back of my head, I was waiting for that call to bring one of his projects to fruition as his personality and jokes (he was funny in a way that made you think) paved the way.   Rest in peace, Richard.  

Caron, I'll keep you in my prayers, and please do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything I can do for you.

Love,Judith

So sorry Caron.  I can reflect on so many of the good things in my life, business and personal success, to the teaching and relationship I had with Richard. From the first day I met him, he believed in me and encouraged me to be more than I ever thought possible. He treated me more like family than much of my family. My boys still referred to him as Uncle Richard. Best times were when the two of us would just discuss issues where we 'jokingly' (although we both actually believed it) would say "we could solve any problem, anywhere, if only people would listen to us." Thank you personally for your endless love for him, and for taking such good care of him for all these years which allowed all of us to have him in our lives longer. 

All my love, 

Mike