Richard A. Schwarz

What can I say? My Dad was a man who taught me so much about being my own person. Doing whatever makes you happy and living in the moment. I learned good and bad, right and wrong. One way or another, I am a better person for the man he was. What else could I ask for? My only hope is that someday my own son will look back and remember me in the same light.

I remember a time where I was the little guy. "Mouse" as he called me. It was that, or "Choochie-cheeks". I was the one...

I only met you through the internet, but we corresponded and viewed each other on the web cam for a year and half. I am so sorry we did not get to take out trip together as planned. You made me laugh all the time and instead of saying hello when you called, you always sang a song to me.

I will forever remember each day I spent with Rick......I had some of the best times ever with him, and we helped each other get through some not so happy days as well. He put everyone ahead of himself, and if you were his friend, all he wanted in the world was for you to be happy. I learned many things about life from him....I remember the hours we spent on the phone laughing at Seinfeld and great movie quotes...we'd laugh till we had tears and stomach aches! I feel so lucky to have known...

"Some of my merories are nearly forty years old, but they are indelible and they are a comfort. To love someone unconditionally - as I loved my dad - is to remember each detail of their personage, to remember isolated and long past moments together, to remember nuances that made such an object of love unique and impossible to replace. That is why I remember, and cherish, the memories of the man's hair, his smell, his likes and dislikes and his idiosyncrasies.

I will miss my Pop...

Richard, you were a good and decent man. You treated my boys very well and always welcomed me with a hug. You were caring and generous and I will miss you.

Que en paz descanse, Tio. I'll always remember your warmth and your humor. You will be missed.

It was a pleasure and delight to have known and worked with Richard at the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. He was a professional in all his endeavors and yet he never lost that great sense of humor that helped us get through some difficult situations. I am sorry that we did not stay in touch with each other after I retired but I will always remember his uplifting spirit, wide smile and positive attitude.

I find myself thinking about the times Richard made me laugh when I was a little girl. I will miss his uncanny ability to quote movie lines from just about any comedy worth watching. I like to think of him up there with mom and pop, eating good food and telling stories about people and life in Guatemala. I will miss him greatly and love him always. Rest in peace, brother.