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David A. "Riff" Riffel

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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RIFFELDAVID A. "RIFF", April 13, 2007, age 16, student of James Carroll HS. Beloved son of Tina (nee Hilsee) and Donald "Don" Riffel, dear brother of Kevin, Nicole and the late Brandon; beloved grandson of Margie and John Harkness, and Elizabeth Leigh and the late Edward Hilsee Sr.; also survived...

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dAVE lAST sTAURDAY wAS uR 17th bIRTHDAY i mISS yOU sOO mUCH...oN aPRIL 13 iT wILL bE a yEAR u pASSED aWAY n i sTILL cANT bELIEVE tHAT... dAVE yOU aRE fOREVER iN mY hEART ... i mISS n lOVE u sOO mUCH....u mAY bE gONE bUT nEVER fORGOTTON...
i lOVE n mISS u aLWAYS n fOREVER

Dave I MISS U LOTS!!..IT FEEL WIERD WITHOUT U HERE AT CARROLL.!!!..I KNOW UR IN A BETTER PLACE, BUT I HOPE U REMEMBER WE ALL LOVE AND MISS U VERY MUCH, AND WE HAVNT FORGOT BOUT YOU!! IT FEELS LIKE UR NOT EVEN GONE, IT'S SO HARD..WE LUV AND MISS U BUDD!!! R.I.P..!! CARROLL WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU!!!

I thought that maybe if i closed my eyes all the pain would be gone. I thought that maybe if i told myself he was still here, the doctors would be wrong. I thought that maybe he would come back if i dreamed of him all nite long. I thought that maybe i would hear him sing if i turned on his song. I thought that maybe if i yelled his name, he wouldnt have to be gone so long. i thought that maybe if i called his house he w0uld pick up the phone i thought that maybe if i thought of special...

rIFFEL,
tHERE sTILL iSNT a dAY tHAT gOES bY tHAT i dONT tHINK oF yOU. i mISS yOU sO mUCH--wORDS cANT eVEN eXPLAIN. tHINGS hAVE bEEN gETTING rEALLY rOUGH aND i nEED yOU. iM gETTING rEADY tO sTART cOLLEGE sOON. iVE mADE hONOR rOLL & rECEIVED sOME aWARD fROM tHE cITY oF pHILADELPHIA. i oWE iT aLL tO yOU--i hAVE yOU tO tHANX fOR gETTING mE tHIS wAY. iVE cHANGED/lEARNED aND rEALIZED aLOT bECAUSE oF yOU & i cANT tHANK yOU eNOUGH. i hOPE tO sEE yOU aGAIN sOON aND pICK uP wHERE wE lEFT oFF....

mANN iTS cRAZI hOW tHIS sCHOOL yEAR iS oFFICALLY oVER aND wERE iNTO sUMMER nOW. iT sUXS tHAT yOUUR nOT pHYSICALLY hERE wITH uS tHIS sUMMER aS yOUU uSUALLY aRE aND iT sUXS tHAT yOUU wERE bE wITH uS tHIS uPCOMING sCHOOL yEAR. iM gRADUATING sOON & iT bREAKS mY hEART aND bRINGS mE tO tEARS tO kNOW tHAT yOUUR nOT gOING tO bE hERE tOO sEE mE aND eVERYTHING. iTS bEEN aLMOST 3 mONTHS sINCE eVERYTHING hAPPENED & tHERE sTILL iSNT a dAY tHAT gOES bY tHAT i dONT tHINK aBOUT yOUU oR tALK aBOUT yOUU. aLOTS...

hey, yesterday was david's and erin's prom, they were both excited and upset especially dave cause you weren't here with him to share in this important part of his life you should have seen him in his tux he looked really good, erin looked pretty..i know that will be one of the many times that david will miss you alot more than the everyday feeling of loss that he has, I know that you are looking over him and for me that means i know his is going to be alright, you would have never put dave...

riff...its already been a month and it's real hard to know that you're not here.i miss you so much! it still feels like you're not here,but you know i love you and i always will.i'll never forget you dave...i promise you that!and you of all people should know that i don't make promises..but i promise you this.i love you buddy..ill see ya soon

I LOVE & MISS YOU SO MUCH. ME AND YOUR BROTHER ARE FINALLY TOGETHER AFTER ALL THAT TIME. I KNOW YOUR LOOKING DOWN ON US AND ARE HAPPY FOR US. OH YEAH AND ALSO DANA AND JOHNNY ARE BACK TOGETHER LYKE YOU WANTED. WE ALL THINK AND TALK ABOUT YOU EVERYDAY. WORDS CANT EXPLAIN HOW WE FEEL THAT YOUR NOT HERE. WELL ILL TALK TO YOU AND SEE YOU SOON <3

hey, i was sitting here thinking about you again, I know you know what happened already at school today with David, he stuck up for his best friends name(you) and i think it got him in some hot water at school not with me though but will see.. And you already know that Jaime hooked up with your brother they look so cute together and happy. I know that it what you always wanted for Kevin someone to make him happy well think he found it...Well I miss you and love you and wish you were here to...