I will always remember how much better my day got when my friend walked through the door at work. Richard made it fun, we would joke around, gossip, tell each other about good and bad things going on in our lives. It was always just the two of us off in some corner of the store whispering about something.
We would stay on the phone for hours at night sharing stories of our past,friends and families, things we wanted for ourselves in the future and regrets of things done.
We would watch old movies together and gorge ourselves on take out.
I saw him nearly everyday for three years, I didn't even realize how big a part of my life he was until he was taken from it. I also didn't know that I was taking for granted every second I spent with him and what a good friend he was.
Richard was one of the most intelligent people I have ever known and the world is a darker place for not having him in it.
I miss you my dear friend, and I always will.
Stacie