Richard Braden DeLong

I am very sorry to hear about the passing of your husband and I extend to you my deepest condolences. Dick was my cousin; I am Susie Frutig’s brother. It’s been a number of years since I last saw Dick. I drove over to your house to pick up my sister Sandy when she was stranded by a snowstorm. I believe my parents named be Gregory after Dick’s father Link.

Dear Helen,
I was so sorry to hear about Dick's death. I wish I had gotten to know him, you and your girls better. I remember him as this tall, good-looking young man in high school (I was in grade school, and was very impressed by him!) who was very nice and polite to me.
I am one of Dick's cousins, Susie DeLong. My Dad was Foster, Uncle Link's, youngest brother. I found out about Dick from another cousin, Jim DeLong, in Springfield. His mother, Fianna DeLong, died on Christmas...

My sincere condolences.

Dear Helen, Although we have not known you very long, we consider it a privelege to have met and conversed with Dick and yourself. It was a pleasure spending time with him and we really enjoyed his views on numerous things. He had a very sweet and gentle spirit and we could tell he genuinely cared for our family. We pray that God's peace will surround you and your girls and give you strength to press on. Take care and God Bless you!

Dear Helen,
I are so sorry to learn of Dick's passed. He was such a neat person and so nice.
It's a matter of time when you will be together to a better place
but you must stay strong because there's more still left for you in this world.
Dear friend, take care.
Donna Francis

Helen--I send my deepest condolences to you on Dick's passing. I think of him now, fifty-four years after our last encounter, with the fondest of memories.

I will inform Dick's Delt and OU friends.

I hope this finds you well.

Roger Dennis Grady (Dick's Ohio University/Delta Tau Delta roommate 1953)

Mrs DeLong, I am so sorry to hear about Dick's passing this morning. He was a valued acquaintance of mine as it was always a pleasure to visit with him at the dealership and in fact, the first time I met him all we talked about were flowers instead of cars..It was something I'll never forget

Dear Helen: I am so sorry for your loss. Although I only knew Dick through you, it is clear he was a wonderful man. I am thankful for you that his final moments were spent with an angel in the form of a male nurse who sang hymns and carols to him. That is a beautiful way to leave this world and enter God's kingdom. Take care, Dear Friend.

I want to express my deepest sympathy to the DeLong family. I was extremely saddened reading about the passing of Richard. I first met Richard back in the 80's when I was managing an auto service store. One conversation lead to another and we discovered that we both had a love for photography. Boy did I get lucky because he was so knowledgeable about photography and loved to share it with me. We would talk for long periods of time and eventually his car would be done. He gave me some very...