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for Richard Spadini
Chris Hackett
June 21, 2025
It´s been 19 years and I still miss him every day!
Vickie Del Colletti
July 14, 2019
Its hard to believe how much time has past since Richs passing . I will forever be thankful that after a lifetime of years we were able to reconnect in Pismo Beach . I still laugh thinking of while at City College in SF, we were at a concert , bleachers collapsed, had to take Joey L, and myself to hospital by ambulance and Rich of course had to ride along and go so excited when we went past Mission HS, he was trying to wave at friends . Always in my heart ❤
Chrissy Hackett
July 24, 2006
I'll love you forever...24/7.
Paul Velasco
July 20, 2006
To all of Rich's Family,
I worked with Rich at PG&E for many years at 18th and Shotwell.
I enjoyed working with him. He helped me with my resume for
my first Management Position. I'm
sorry that my wife Madeline and I
did not attend the service for Rich
because we were not aware of Rich's
passing until after. He was a great friend and co-worker and will
be greatly missed.
We share your sorrow, Paul and Madeline Velasco
Pegi Ball
July 6, 2006
Tony,Lisa & Family,
I was so saddened to hear the news of your Dad, brother and friend. My heart and thoughts are with you. He was so proud of you and always spoke of you. I met Rich after he bought the house in Graton, and he became a very special friend to me, as he did with so many people. Always a smile and his love to tease. Rich you will be so missed,yet never forgotten and you will always be an inspiration.
Linda Jones
July 3, 2006
Dearest Chris,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Rich always had a bright smile and a positive attitude. He will be missed by all that knew him. Our sympathy and love,
Linda and Wayne
Glenn Arbasetti
June 30, 2006
To Tony and Lisa and all of Rich's family and friends. We have truely lost one of the great ones. I met Rich at Portola and that started a long and beautiful friendship. We had so many good times it's hard to count them. We had true fun. For many years we saw each other almost everyday. We went to the beach, we went to parties. we went to rock concerts and just about did everything that was being done back then. He was also in my wedding. His parents were wonderful people and they were good to me. His brother Steve also became a good friend of mine. Now he is with God. I look forward to seeing you in Heaven Rich. You were a great friend to me and you were loved by Oh! so many that got to know you. You will truely be remembered and missed by all of us that new you buddy. So long "Spud"
George Rekow
June 30, 2006
The passing of Rich weakens the fabric of our being. He was a good guy when I first met him (at Bal 60') and good guys like him don't change. Pass the ball Rich!
George C. Rekow
Post Falls, Idaho
John Cefalu
June 30, 2006
Dear Tony and Lisa I want you to know how much seeing your Dad after almost forty years meant to me.The few months I was able to talk to him about both of you and how proud he was of you two and the love he had for his whole family.He has always been my best friend all these years I wish we could of found each other sooner.TO Chris I want to thank you for all the love,happiness and support you gave Rich the last few years.I am so sorry I could not make it to the service I try to drive all night from Seattle but could not do it.Rich you will always be in my heart I thank God for the day we spent having lunch and talking about all the things we did as young boys so good bye Richie I"ll see you when I get there.
Your Best Friend
John Cefalu
Chuck & Pat Priolo
June 29, 2006
Although my family & I are in Sedona,Arizona when we recieved the news of Rich's passing, he will always be with us, and remembered for being such a unique person. Rich had a very rare quality of having anyone he came in contact with like him almost immediately, not only would people like to be around him,but it had a very lasting effect on us also. I personally feel that the loss of Rich will create a void in many of our hearts, but that same open space will become a very special spot where only the feelings & memories many of us have shared with and of Rich will be able to remain, and allow all of us to mentally visit that spot for the refreshment of those cherished memories.
ALWAYS CHUCK PRIOLO
Mike Ayon
June 29, 2006
Rich,
Time distance nor death can ever take away the rich memories and experiences we shared through Hillcrest grammer ,Portola Jr. High, Balboa High and CCSF.Being classmates and team mates will always be an important part of my life. God bless you and your family, your friend Mike Ayon
Vickie Del Colletti
June 29, 2006
Dear Tony,Lisa,and family that Rich loved and enjoyed spending so much time with. We met at CCSF, our first double date was when the bleachers collapsed and Rich and Lynn Arsanis road to the hospital by ambulance with Joey Lucido and myself.I was so very fortunate that after all these years he tracked me down in Pismo Beach...what a detective.We laughed and shared many memories about people like Johnny and Sal Cefalu, Glenn Arbasett,Steve DeMartini and of course Joey Lucido.What fun we all had. Over the past two years we were able to spend some time together and as of late just by phone and e-mail.I will always think of Rich as "BMOC"(Big Man On Campus).with his big heart, big smile, big love for family and friends and his enthusiasm to live his life with purpose.He will be missed by all. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you, and to you my dearest Rich, you are now out of pain and at peace. Huggs and Kisses!Lovingly, Vickie (Chapman) Del Colletti.
Roseann Schach Mirosnkoff
June 28, 2006
Dearest Rich,
When I was a young lady in high school, you were one of my very favorite classmates. As I told you in our emails, you were not only one of the cutest guys, but also one of the very nicest. Always a pleasure to be with. No wonder you were so darn popular in school. (Not to mention the football player, too!)
In reading your Guest Book, I can see that you never changed, that many people loved and cared about you. One can also see the love within your family.
I hope you realized in your lifetime how you touched people.
God Bless You, Richard R. Spadini
RON LACHINI,SR
June 28, 2006
TO ALL THE SPADINI FAMILY......
I SINCERELY , WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY HOW MUCH I WILL MISS YOUR DAD..AND YOUR BROTHER......RICH AND I GO BACK A LONG WAY..FROM HI SCHOOL YRS TO CCSF..AND THE CLOSE FRIENDSHIP WE HAD AT PG&E..I FOR ONE/WILL NEVER FORGET HIM/A TRUE GENTLEMAN//A CAREING PERSON/THAT ONLY COMES ALONG /ONE IN A MILLION/I ALWAYS WILL REMEMBER RICH/WITH SO MANY FOND MEMORIES..WE SHARED ALOT..IT`S A HARD THING IN LIFE TO LOSE YOUR DAD,BROTHER,UNCLE,FRIEND..BUT RICH..YOU`LL ALWAYS BE ON MY MIND..I KNOW YOUR AT PEACE...AND WE`LL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN UP THERE..FOR NOW MY FRIEND...I`LL SEE YOU LATER//LIKE WE ALWAYS SAID..LETS DO LUNCH...I`LL MISS THAT//WE ALWAYS LAUGHED///DIDN`T WE...
YOUR BUDDY...RON LACHINI
Pamela Moynihan-Latta
June 27, 2006
Oh Rich, how saddened I was to hear this news. We will miss you! You are at peace, watch over us!!
Pamela Moynihan-Latta (class of 63)
Kathy (Laabs) Tellez
June 27, 2006
Dear Tony & Lisa. I wanted to express my sympathies on the passing of your father. Loosing a loved one is never easy, even when we think we are prepared. It's like waiting for that other shoe to drop - we know it's going to happen, just not when. And when it finally does...well here you are. I'm priviledged to have know Rich and call him friend. In grammer school I even called him boyfriend. We attended Hillcrest, Portola, and Balboa together. At our 40th reunion we were able to reminisce and catch up on old times. He was quite a guy and spoke fondly of his children. He will be missed, but never forgotten. God bless both of you.
Judi Black
June 27, 2006
God Bless You Rich and thank you for your beautiful smile and loving heart that you have shared with my dear cousin Christine. May you rest in peace.
Sandy Heincelman Maffei
June 27, 2006
Enjoy your new journey. As some of us struggle through this life, we seek comfort in all the "good" times we shared with friends and family.
Cynthia Guerra
June 27, 2006
Rich, you were a very sweet and happy-go-lucky person. You made my best friend/office manager very happy. You will be missed by our whole office but I will mostly miss you calling and disguising your voice! Love, cynthia
Claudine Minasian (nee Shuey)
June 26, 2006
Dear Tony and Lisa: I just wanted you to know how much I thought of your Dad and what a wonderful man he was. We knew each other at Balboa but were never particularly close. He was our high school football hero! At our 40th reunion, we talked extensively and he told me all about his cancer. He told me how he made his peace with God and accepted what was to be and that he had a wonderful life and was ready to go when God called him. What a strong man! Since that time, we have been e-mail buddies almost on a weekly or even more than weekly basis along with our friend, Roseann. Both Roseann and I felt privileged to have him keep in touch with us all this time. He was probably so weak getting to that computer but he always made the effort to answer back. He was so happy towards the end of his "journey" when he was able to find his childhood friends and reunite with them, John Cefalu, DeMartini and Steve Cavelini who all lived on Colby St. in the Excelsior. Your dad was one of the nicest men I know and always had that big, bright smile that is in the paper I see on the Internet tonight. It is with a heavy heart we have to now say our good-byes, although I believe his last note to me was telling me good-bye between the lines. It saddens me to know when I open my emails there will be no more from Spud009, a very dear man and friend the past three years. May your many happy memories with him through the years carry you through the rough waters ahead. Tony, thank you so much for talking to Roseann and me the other night for so long and keeping us abreast of things. I'm glad he found an "angel" here on earth to watch over and care for him. May God be with you all. Lovingly, Claudine (Shuey) Minasian
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