Richard Eugene Billings

Dear Aunt Arlene,

I know that I will miss Uncle Dick's presence at the next holiday gathering that I will be a part of - there was such comfort and security knowing he was always there - the top man behind the scenes taking care of things that needed to be done.

I will never forget our family trips up to Lake Gogebic - the first and last time I baited my own hooks when I fished with Uncle Dick.

I am glad that I got to know Uncle Dick as an adult. I got a chance to see his...

Dear Arlene and everyone ....
I simply miss Dick very much..I write to say that never a day goes by that something doesn' t remind me of him..from a letter I found he wrote to me in 1950 when I apparently wrote to him first when he was in the Air Force at Rantoul Illinois AFB......He said " be a good girl and mind my mother,sister and father too"....my immediate family until he came along and became my big brother..always helping me when needed and listening.......He seemed to never run...

Dear Aunt Arlene & Billings Cousins,

Just wanted to repeat to you again, I would not be who I am today without Uncle Dick in my life.

When Joe, Tanya, and I would visit each summer from Canada all summer long, Uncle Dick quite naturally applied the discipline we required (and we didn't even have to ask him for it!) with our Dad remaining home to work. Of course, not until we were older did we realize why he was taking the time to make us all better human beings. He loved us...

The Billings family,

You have my deapest sympathies. I am so sorry for your loss and that I could not be there.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.

I had the privilege of knowing Dick from 1994 to the present. Most of that period I worked full time as a Development Director for Catholic Secondary Schools, Dick's last employer. There were different special events Dick and I both worked for the Catholic high schools. Often I would need to take direction from Dick on where to leave tables after an All A's Walk,etc. Even when I screwed up it was easy to take correction from him or to be even somewhat chastised for the wrong tree I put...