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Curtis Adam Richards

Curtis Richards Obituary

Curtis Adam Richards died on Sunday, Dec. 22 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. He was 18. He was born in Fort Collins, Colo., and grew up in Marshalls Creek and in Brick, N.J. He was a 2002 graduate of East Stroudsburg Area Senior High School North, and loved hunting, fishing, skiing, snow boarding, and music. He was working as a technician at the Best Buy Store in Brick.

He is survived by his parents, Susan E. Gillespie of Brick, N.J. and Robert B. Richards Jr. of Marshalls Creek, his sister Holly M. Richards of Brick, his maternal grandparents, Arlene and Thomas Gillespie of Randolph, N.J., and his paternal grandmother, Barbara Byk of Hopatcong, N.J., and by his paternal grandfather, Robert B. Richards Sr. of Hackettstown, N.J. He also leaves his aunt Tammy Velardi of Brick, aunt and godmother Patricia Maxwell of Washington, N.J., uncle and godfather Steven Gillespie of Voorhees, N.J., and uncle Thomas Richards of Manville, N.J.

Friends may visit at the Davis & Hepplewhite Funeral Home, 96 Main St., Succasunna, N.J. (973-584-7264) on Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Succasunna. Entombment will be at the Ocean County Memorial Park Cemetery in Toms River, N.J. Donations may be made in his name to your local chapter of the Ronald McDonald House or to the Lehigh Valley Hospital Development Dept., LVH Trama Neuro Unit, 2166 South 12th Street, Allentown, PA 18103.

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Published by Pocono Record from Dec. 25 to Dec. 27, 2002.

Memories and Condolences
for Curtis Richards

16 Entries

liz

January 21, 2003

Curtis Adam Richards RIP 8~6~84 to 12~22~02

Love lasts forever,never does it die,

I just wish I had the single chance to tell you how I feel,

or to at least say good-bye,

Its so hard to let you go,

but I think that the healing process had begun,

but its going extremely slow,

You'll always have a special space in my heart,

There is so many things I wanna tell you,

That I just don't know were to start,

December 22 is a day which I will not forget,

that terrible event is locked into my mind forever,

In my mind that date is set,

December twenty second, two thousand and two was my 17th birthday,

it was also the day that I lost you,

That terrible event happened at about 11pm on that very sad day,

I just wish u had more time to live,

I wish you could stay,

I still remember the first time I met you,

Your hair was so brown and your eyes were so blue,

Your clothes matched so perfectly and your shoes looked as if they were new,

You had that smile on your face like you were the happiest guy alive,

I also remembering walking over to the lake so you could show me your perfect dive,

But what I am getting at is Curtis Adam Richards,

you mean more to me then you would ever know,

So many people here think the same way,

we just cant seem to let you go,

You were my first serious boyfriend, and because of you I am the way I am today,

when I found out the bad news I didn't know what to do or what to say,

I tried lying to myself and saying that it wasn't you,

But deep down in my heart I knew what I was telling myself was not true,

All I could do was roll over on my bed and cry,

Curtis, why did this have to happen to you? Why did u have to die?

It hurts so much to think that I will never be able to see or talk to you one more time,

ugh, I just cant seem to put all the things I want to say in this rhyme,

there are a lot of people here that love you,

more then you would ever know,

the way you left us was so abrupt and unexpected,

you always seemed to think that when you were in your car you were protected,

I wish you could be here till this day,

I sincerely believe that everything happens for a reason,

This I believe is true,

I wish you were still around and that nothing bad ever happened to you,

Now all I can say is that I hope that you rest in peace,

You lived a great life and that is all I can for the least.

L. B–12-30-02

Amanda & Eric Cassidy

January 8, 2003

Curtis

You will always be loved in our heart. In the past five years we have grown real close. I am so happy you made it to our wedding. We will always miss and keep you in our minds. We love You!!! I wish you could have seen the baby...

jeff elia

January 8, 2003

Curtis

Well i wish we could have been better friends. But the times we had were great, like the time me and Jenn went camping with u guys. I will miss u alot man hope ur watching over ur sister and ur two other sisters Jenn and Kristi. We all love u and miss u!

RIP CURTIS.

jenn and kristi elliott

January 4, 2003

Curtis Adam

Hey bro, Its Jenn and Kristi your sisters from another mother. You will be forever missed. We shared a lot of good times when we were growing up. Going to your moms house wont ever be the same cause we cant beat on Kristi and Holly anymore lol. You will always have a really big place in our hearts.

Love always,

Jenn and Kristi

Cousin Tracy, Jake & Matt

January 3, 2003

Dear Curtis,

Somehow I always thought, as cousins, we would automatically get to spend more time together. I thought you and Holly and Jake would get to know each other better one day, because at some point we would all see one another for whatever. So much for expecting we had forever for those get togethers. I guess you've taught us a lot of lessons about how precious life is, that we can't count on forever, and that we have to be so careful if we expect to be here tomorrow. I am so sorry we weren't here to say goodbye but know we love you and you will always be remembered.

Love, Cousin Tracy, Jake, & Matt.

Brian Barone

January 2, 2003

Curtis,

There is a hole in our lives where you used to be.

The tears came so hard it was difficult to see.

What will become of the rest of our days?

Without you, and your smile looking our way.

Our sun will rise up, and our sun will sink down.

But our days won’t be the same without you around.

Because in my heart I cannot say good-bye.

I will have to just say “Later”

Joann Matthias

December 31, 2002

Susan, Holly, Bob, family and friends,

One cannot express the sadness we feel...Curtis, with that beautiful smile and those big blue eyes...

We miss you so much. You will always be a part of our memories as you have touched all of our lives in a special way.

You will always be in our hearts. We love you so much.

Love Always,

"Aunt" Jo, Lauren and Brian

Holly Richards

December 31, 2002

This is Curtis's sister Holly and I would like thank all the people who have signed the Guest book. I have to say that I miss him as much as all of you do...But we all know that he is in our hearts and that we love him... Curtis we will miss you...I love you...Love Always Holly

Liz

December 30, 2002

curtis,

It was a while since we last talked and now i kno that i will never be able to talk to you again and it hurts so much. I loved you and always have and u knew that. Since the day we broke up i always thought about you constantly. I just wish i had the chance to tell you how i felt. I will miss you so much, I will never forget you. I just hope that were ever you are now your happy....I'm gonna miss seein u and ur bright eyes and that smile that could cheer up anyone....i love you and always will....

margaret gillon

December 30, 2002

To the family of curtis adam

Me and my family new curtis well he lived right agross the street he was a good kid we will never forget him and we will never forget those's big blue eye.Curtis we love you your always going to be in our hearts and mind.

Carolann and Matthew Dietrich

December 28, 2002

Sue I am so sorry for you loss. I just seen Curtis a short while after he came home to you. I know how happy it made you for him to come back home. Matt happened to run into Curtis at the store. We are both grateful for being able to see him one last time. Again I am sorry for the loss to you and the rest of his family.

Susan Fucci

December 27, 2002

To Susan, Holly, Bob, Tommy, Steven, Tammy, Mr. and Mrs. G, Barb, Patti, and to all of Curtis' family, friends and loved ones...What I remember most were Curtis' beautiful blue eyes, and how much he looked like his mom. He was always a handful! But also so smart, so bright and so full of life. Courtney, Gregory and Elizabeth felt that Curtis and Holly were like cousins, and ALWAYS asked about everyone...Gregory and I were just talking last week about how long it had been since we had seen all of you last, how I had received a xmas card from Susan and she told me about how Curtis had graduated from high school, was working at Best Buy and how wonderful it was to have him back home with her...We wondered how tall he probably had gotten and what he looked like now as a young man. We will never know that now, but our memories with provide us with what we will not be able to see. I will always remember our visits to the Poconos, the birthday parties..the kids running amuck..and thank God we have pictures.

To all of you - please know that our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with you now and always...and know that we love you and we are here for you to lean on. We will miss Curtis forever, more than you can imagine. Our lives will never be the same. The shock of this is breaking our hearts - but our hearts will mend with time, and our memories of Curtis will stay with us forever.

Love,

Susan, Auggie, Courtney, Gregory and Elizabeth

Derrick

December 27, 2002

Rest in peace man, we will miss you

Theresa

December 27, 2002

Curtis, we really only knew each other by face but the class of 2002 would not have been the same without you. May you rest in peace. We will miss you!!

k ortiz

December 27, 2002

Curtis,we had some fun times on the bus wit errbody.We are gonna miss u man.I'll make sure we remember you always!

Elysha Berry

December 26, 2002

I love you curtis!I will always rememeber you. I will miss you alot! I LOVE/MISS YOU!!!!!

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