Papa, 
Brat here, AKA... Hemorrhoid, Sam and George! I miss u so much...I wish you were here to help me get through this tough time I'm going through. You would be so disappointed in me! Not a day goes by that I don't think of you....I love you so much and am so lost without you

Papa I miss you so much!  I think about you everyday and miss you more than anything in this world!  I Love You papa

I miss u so much. I still cant believe its been almost 5 months since you left us. Not a day goes by that you aren't on my mind. Its gonna be so hard going home to you not being there. I love you so much.

It's crazy how no matter how much time goes by, it just doesn't get easier. I love u and miss u everyday. I still can't believe you're gone

Richard L Rich SR's last Memorial was for 12-14-2014, his birthday at the place he hunted for almost 50 years... Ambor will be here on the 18th.. so date may change.. David Jones has not gotten back with me as of yet what is going on....  will give updates as I get them.. Nancy Rich

Not a day goes by that you dont cross my mind. I have your picture at my desk at work and every time im feeling down or that i just want to give up, i look at it.  I know that i need to work hard and be strong, just like you always were. Im fine most of the time but sometimes  when i look at your picture, or see or hear something that reminds me of you, i lose it.  i have so much regret from being away for so long.  i feel like i missed out on so much and if i could only rewind time i would spend everyday with you. im trying so hard to do good and make you proud, and i hope that you know how much i love you papa. RIP

Uncles have a special role. Not being our father, they can be a friend and a supporter in a different way than anyone else in our lives. They are both a relative and a companion; one of the few people able to be both. Whether they are active daily in our lives or only seen at holidays, the loss of an uncle is a particularly hard one. Their loss, however, is filled with the years of happy memories we had, and that special connection that belongs only to uncles.
Give Dad & Sue a hug for us...we love you all & will continue to miss you all every day. We love you

The Branstrom Family
Rick
Kay
Erik
Amanda
John Schmitt

Our Hearts goes out to you Nancy and your Family, and God Bless you Grandpa Dickie ,we all love you!!!

                                                                               The Rivera Family
                                                                                Mario
                                                                                Margaret
                                                                                Annmarie
                                                                                Kendra
                                                                                Benji
                                                                                Baby Riley
                                                                                Baby Blake
                                                                                Baby Domminick
                                                                                Kassie
                                                                                khrystyna
                                                                                Khymberley

I miss you papa. I keep seeing that smile of yours :( it still doesn't feel all the way real. Being at your house, in your room, just felt so empty. i instantly felt sad and like my heart was literally broken. i wanted you to walk me down the aisle and be a grandfather to my children. I try to think you will be here in spirt and i hope its true, but never being able to see your face or have a conversation again, is just hstd to grasp right now. Im staying strong because thats what you would want. I love you papa. Rest in peace<3

I miss u so much. it's hard knowing I'll never be able to call u just to tell u  i love u and hearing alright ever again. even tho u rarely said I love u, I know u always did. I miss u papa

Papa, I know you're in a better place and not suffering anymore and I know how much you hated doctors so I know you're happy to not have to see them anymore!  But the fact is, I know I'm being selfish,  but I miss you and I'm having such a hard time dealing with this! I wasn't ready for you to leave me! I don't know how I'm going to get through this,  and I feel even worse because I couldn't be there for you when you needed me the most and I'm so sorry for that! I love you so much papa?? XOXO......R.I.P

May God hold us all in his arms as we grieve the loss of such an amazing man.  RIP Uncle DIckie.  You will always be a  wonderful part of my memories.  You will never be forgotten.  I love you xo

Too loved to be forgotten. I miss u so much papa

Papa I love you and miss you so much!  You taught me how to hunt, fish and be a better person!  I promise I'm going to make you proud of me! Please watch over me and be my guardian angel! I love you so very much and hate that you were taken from me, but I know you are in a better place and not suffering anymore!  I love you papa you are my dad, best friend and hero xoxo

My prayers are with the family. Richard rest in peace and you will be missed.

I meet you once and will never forget you! You were a kind person. Rest in Peace. My prayers are with your family.

I will never ever forget you papa. I will never forget that half crooked smile of yours that i cant stop seeing.  I will always think about how excited i would get when you would pick me up from school or how special it was when you would take us to the little red Indian store. Everytime i see a western movie or hear an old country song i will think of you.  I will always hold on to the memories we hold together and when i have children they will know how much of an amazing papa they have watching over them.  I will tell them stories of your many hunting adventures and how i thought it was so cool to watch you skin hogs, even though i knew after, that thats all we would eat for the next few months. But that was ok because my papa would make it and as long as it had lots of black pepper it was amazing.  You fixed my boo boos when i was little and made me a stronger more independent person. I always wanted my papa and right now id give anything to hold your hand one more time.  I love you papa i am happy that you are not in pain anymore but there wont be a day that goes by that i wont think of a flannel shirt, blue jeans and a half crooked smile. I love you. Rest in peace.

I am so sorry Nancy, for you and your entire family.

Papa, I will never forget all the memories I have growing up with you. you raised me pretty much my whole life and you were like a dad to me. you taught me so many things in my life and I am so blessed for the 24 years you were in my life. you taught me how to love,  how to be strong, you gave me away to the man of my dreams.. I don't know what I'm going to do without you. im so glad i got to be here these last 2 months. R.I.P Papa. too loved to be forgotten. I know your huntin n fishin up in heaven right now ?? I miss u ??

My thoughts and prayers to the family.  Dick was like a brother and an important part of my youth, I will miss him. 
Carol Yeager
North Vernon, IN

OBITUARY

Richard L. Rich Sr.

December 14, 1938 – July 30, 2014

Dorsey - E. Earl Smith Funeral Home and Lake Worth Memory Gardens

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