Richard Thomas Smith

I met Rick almost 30 years ago, not long after we had moved to Roseburg. We lost our stallion, and although I didn´t know Rick personally at that time, my Husband Bill had spoke fondly of him, and I was desperate to find someone to bury our stallion before my husband got home from work. Since Bill had lost his son years earlier, he had a very difficult time dealing with death, and I wanted to save him the heartache. Rick understood this. When I called him, he advised that unfortunately all of his big equipment was out at the moment but he would try to find someone. 45 minutes later there were two men and a backhoe in my driveway. Rick was one of the most kind and compassionate human beings I have ever met, as well as a man of his word. Over the years, he buried a few more horses for us, we had to force him to take payment or gift cards each time. He always stopped to say hello whenever he came in to The Home Depot where I work, and had a story or uplifting message to share. Through the loss of my husband he always seemed to know if I needed time to share a story or just a quick hug. This world was a better place with Rick here, but heaven has another amazing angel. I know he is up there swapping stories and making heaven brighter
Lynette Pyatt

He made doing business a pleasure
Amazing man with a great personality
Treated everyone with respect
Will be greatly missed

I will always remember the times Rick and I were in the rock band, in the 1960´s.
Dean Christian