Eulogy for Friend :: Eulogies Eulogy

eulogium for Friend flushie, voluminousie, RichieI met Rich at freshman orientation course course at Lynchburg College in August, 1975. My freshman orientation packet said that I was to meet with my group at my assigned table in the eat hall. After getting my dinner, I found the right table and sit down across from a nonher freshman. There was no one else at the table. I think it was fate. After what seemed like a couple of minutes, a conversition started. We talked about our hometowns. He told me that his family lived in Manassas, but that most of his feel was spent in Naples, Italy. As you all know, he was very exalted of his Italian heritage. He was very idealistic of his life, family, and friendships in Italy. After awhile in this conversation, I asked him if knew anything about school sports. I would like to cash in ones chips cross country, I said. Well with that question, there was much to talk about. It did non take too long to realize that while I enjoyed unknotn ing, for him, it was his passion.Rich became my closest friend through college. Through that friendship I make other life-changing friendships that carry on today. He told me his happiest time in college was his precedential year. That is when he met his wife Nonie. I remember their first date when Sandi Parker introduced them. legion(predicate) times he would head over to Randolph-Macon Womens College to see Nonie, or she would be headed to our campus to see him. Rich and I were roommates that year.Several years later on college and living in North Carolina, I realized that I had no friends and a job I did not like. I was thinking of locomote back home to the D.C. area. Rich and I talked often on the phone. At that point, he said, Look, why dont you try it out here. I told him I had no money and no job prospects. He said, Brad, you goat stay here, sleep on the sofa. I will get us some paint jobs to help get you started. So, Rich and Nonie graciously receptive up their home. W hile I slept on the sofa, Andrew shared the mamote remote. A calendar month later, I got a place to live and a full-time job. I do not know of many friends that would open their home up like that, but then thats Rich.Eulogy for Friend Eulogies EulogyEulogy for FriendRichie, Richie, RichieI met Rich at freshman orientation at Lynchburg College in August, 1975. My freshman orientation packet said that I was to meet with my group at my assigned table in the dine hall. After getting my dinner, I found the right table and sat down across from another freshman. There was no one else at the table. I think it was fate. After what seemed like a couple of minutes, a conversation started. We talked about our hometowns. He told me that his family lived in Manassas, but that most of his life was spent in Naples, Italy. As you all know, he was very proud of his Italian heritage. He was very proud of his life, family, and friendships in Italy. After awhile in this conversation, I asked him if knew anything about school sports. I would like to run cross country, I said. Well with that question, there was much to talk about. It did not take too long to realize that while I enjoyed running, for him, it was his passion.Rich became my closest friend through college. Through that friendship I do other life-changing friendships that carry on today. He told me his happiest time in college was his sr. year. That is when he met his wife Nonie. I remember their first date when Sandi Parker introduced them. many a(prenominal) times he would head over to Randolph-Macon Womens College to see Nonie, or she would be headed to our campus to see him. Rich and I were roommates that year.Several years after college and living in North Carolina, I realized that I had no friends and a job I did not like. I was thinking of abject back home to the D.C. area. Rich and I talked often on the phone. At that point, he said, Look, why dont you try it out here. I told him I had no money and no job prospects. He said, Brad, you asshole stay here, sleep on the sofa. I will get us some paint jobs to help get you started. So, Rich and Nonie graciously overt up their home. While I slept on the sofa, Andrew shared the mamote remote. A month later, I got a place to live and a full-time job. I do not know of many friends that would open their home up like that, but then thats Rich.