Richard P. Gabriel Sr.

My thoughts are with you and your family as I write this note from your memorial bench at the Pentagon. I am thankful for all of the stories here from loved ones and friends just to get to know you a little bit more. Semper Fi - I will always think of you on this day.

Remembering Richard on the 20th anniversary of 9/11...

My thoughts go out to Richard's friends and family, as I pause today to reflect on this tragic day. May you be comforted knowing that many thousands of Americans remember you every day. Love from Texas

Civic Memorial in Bethalto, Illinois, is my High School and we have came up with an idea of doing a memorial for all of the victims of 9/11. We are taking donations and even hoping we can try to get alot of people out to see what we have accomplished. We are taking 2,977 flags and lining them up along our football field. Each flag is going to have on person on it with a picture of them and a little information that we can find on the internet about them. We are going to start putting them in...

To The Family,
Although it's been over 11 years since the tragic day of 9/11, the pain that it caused is still present with us. I did not know Mr. Richard Gabriel Sr. but I still would like to offer my deepest sympathy to you.

Sincerely,
Mr. Terry of NC

Richard and I were teenagers together in Riverdale, NY. We were part of a crowd of late teens growing up during the Vietnam years with all of the inherent turbulence and uncertainty of that era. As he was a year or two older than me, his magnetic personality made him a model to which I was attracted. He was a man's man, young, strong, smart and self confident. He took a liking to me and, fortunately, advanced traits of honesty, character, humor, compassion and hard work that motivated me to...

I had the opportunity of being Rich's secretary on the Kool-Aid Brand, General Foods Corporation in the '70s. Rich was indeed one of the nicest men I ever had the opportunity to work for. My sincere sympathy to his wife and children.