Roxanne and family, I may be in Colorado, but my thoughts are with you all. I wish I could be there for you. I know that he fought hard and you were all there with him, supporting him the entire time. He will be missed.

Anna, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.I hope that your grief and sorrow of your loss will be replaced by many fond and happy memories and stories that will ease your pain and eventually become a source of rememberance that you and your family will welcome and take comfort in each time you revisit his memory. Regrets, Kathy Noll

My deepest sympathy to you all. I'm remembering Richie fondly in the years when we were kids and teenagers and the lazy summer days in Mastic Beach, driving over to Palisades Park, going to Callahans for hot dogs. May he rest in peace and may you all find comfort in knowing you did all you could to ease his pain and suffering and were there for him every step of the way as he was dealing with end of life issues. God bless his soul and God bless his family. With love, Cousin Antoinette

Our hearts go out to all the family. Rich Sr. will never be forgotten.

Never met your dad, but from reading the tribute here he sounded like a really nice guy. So sorry to hear the news - will try and make it to the funeral on Tuesday. Our thoughts are with you. Andrea & David

I would like to send my sincerest condolences to your family from mine. He will be missed very much.

It's hard to find the right words to say at such a sad time as this. But, please know that our hearts and prayers are with you all. Charles, Linda, Charlie & Cory