Richard leaves behind numerous family members and friends who will cherish his memory. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared here for the Welch family.
Togetherness
Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. . . . Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the same easy way you always used. . . . Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. . . . Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity. . . .Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
Author: Henry Scott Holland
