Richard Auwerda

Peggy, very sorry to hear about Richard's passing. I never met him but he sure sounds like a cool guy. I hope your sorrow is brief and you are left with only the best memories.

I never met Richard. I had a conversation with him online recently regarding submitting planks for the Republican Caucus. I could tell he was highly educated in the political process. He was an ABATE of Iowa, District 25 member of which I am Coordinator. I wish we had met long ago. His views were straight forward. He sounds like he was dedicated in what ever he was doing. Our prayers are with the family.

I was fortunate to have worked with Rich between 1992 and 2000. He was a manager of three of the aquatic facilities in Des Moines in the summers -- Birdland, Nahas, and Ashworth. He was a joy to work with and I enjoyed his stories. I had only seen Rich rarely after he left the pools but on the few occassions that I did see him, we had a great time remembering his time at the pools.
I have to share one great story. Rich was manager at Birdland Pool which is across from North High...

Richard was a great man and patriot. I will miss our conversations on Facebook!

I was blessed to have worked with Rich at the swimming pools in Des Moines. I was fortunate enough to have been his supervisor. He worked at three of the pools during the summers from 1992 to 2000.
I could give a dozen great memories of Rich but I have to share one. 1993 was Rich's second summer as manager of Birdland Pool. Now Birdland is located across from North High School and 1993 had an event occur that will be forever in our memories. That was the year of the flood and Birdland...

Richard was a great person and a true patriot. I, and his many friends will miss him greatly.

Rich, you blessed our lives with your thought provoking personality, great stories and warm humor. Best of all, you made my cousin smile in the way only a woman truly in love, smiles. God bless and keep you, it was a pleasure to have met you and called you family (and friend).