Richard B. Rowerdink

Rick, my dear buddy:
We had so many great times together, and interesting conversations. Being my ex-son-inlaw he was still close to our family. We all enjoyed his wit and stories. I learned such interesting facts he pulled out from his vast store of knowledge. He parked his R.V. at my home and would drop in for coffee or an evening of T.V. He was a wonderful cook which came in handy after my illness last summer. His specialty was spaghetti-it was HIS kitchen...

I'm so glad that our friendship endured over the years. You gave me the most valuable gift in our daughter, Karen Elizabeth, with your "gift of gab". I'm happy that you could remain part of our family. You were a very special part of Rex's life, especially because he was only six when we married. You were more of a dad than a brother-in-law. Everyone enjoyed your wit and humor. Words can't express how much we all appreciated your love and kindness to mom. You were such a support to her...

To my late father,
My dad was a genuine and generous individual! He helped numerous people in many ways. He had a couple friends over the years that had fallen on hard times, and my dad offered up his home and couch to them both. He bought propane for a man named Tony, who lived in a motor-home over an entire winter. He loved to pick up the tab for people at his hang out, Sticks, and often tipped the bartender 100% of that tab. He used to buy the whole bucket of flowers from the gal...

What can I say in such a small space about someone I have known my whole life? Rick was a fellow prankster, inventor of ingenious products we never got around to making, co-conspirator of adventures too numerous to list, and an all-around genuine friend. We always said we would be two old codgers sitting on a porch someday in our 90's laughing about crazy things we did in our youth. I'll save you a chair and a beer. We'll miss you Rick.