Richard John Mey

It is now going into the sixth month since Rick died and much of my time has been reflecting on the memories we built together. It is my hope this letter will honor his memory.
The East Indian culture has a custom where the immediate family dresses their dead for burial -it is a way to show their respect, love, and devotion to the deceased. The beauty of this love reminded me of the birth of all our sons. When Ricky, our first born was ready to leave the hospital in his first newborn...

To the Mey Family,
I am very sorry to hear of your loss.I remember Rick fondly when I was a kid. He always had the best advice. I know the sorrow of what you are feeling having lost my dad (Walter Reed) a year and a half ago,it is a real trying time right now and I'm not saying it gets any easier, its just that knowing he is watching over you from above and that he is with the Lord eases the pain a little. May God Bless you at this time, and May God hold your burdens in his hands to...

I was extremely blessed to reconnect with Ricky after so many years. We wrote back and forth real long letters,trying to get caught up on what each others families were doing these days and reminising on our childhood days. I am so happy we had that special time to share with each other. It meant so much to me.

Ricky talked very highly of his entire family and thinks the world of each and every one of you and is extremely proud of all your accomplishments. God Bless each and...

Richard, I never had the opportunity to meet your Father, but through our conversations in pmails, he left an incredible impression on my life. “We are not too old to learn”, and I now believe it, as I learned so much more from him. I will miss all the nice heartfelt talks we had, and I enjoyed some special moments talking to him.
I have a feeling, that he is reading all the great tributes to him, and knows how much everyone respected and loved him. He’ll be missed, but not forgotten....

Rick was probably what you would call the 'backbone' of the discussion boards. His advice was always sound. There was no question that he was an authority on most subjects. We miss him, and will continue to do so for a very, very long time. I did have the opportunity to meet him in person and will always be grateful for that opportunity. God bless his family; he loved you so much and told us often (a lesson we all should remember).

Gotta love it when a parent embarrasses a kid because they (the parent) are proud to be married!
That was one thing that always amazed me about Rick....his pride in his family and marriage in a time when the world seems to think that a strong lifetime love between two people is more of a fluke, rather than the norm. Rick begged to differ from that opinion, but never said it was easy to attain that state of wedded bliss. Told us all to work harder, try harder and we'd see a happier...

I knew Rick thru the AZ Family board,and tho I never met him personally I could tell he loved his family very much.
Rick was always respectful in his posts even with ones who strongly disagreed with him and for that reason I had great respect for him.
I never really knew my dad and often thought that Rick was the kind of Father I would have liked to have had.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all,I am so sorry for your loss of such a kind and loving husband, father...