Saturday, May 17, 2008
I wanted to leave a little something in writing as to how much Rick truly meant. He wasn't only a great friend to my Dad, Gary Hearn, he was like a uncle and a mentor to me growing up along with Beverly. I spent so much time with him when I was little and he always was so funny to be around. He built a dunebuggy for us and it was the coolest thing ever to ride around. When I'd spend the night he'd always have us watch Johnny Bravo on cartoon network and pretend to be him and everytime he'd cook something on the grill he'd tell us it was "chicken butts". He was such a great person to be around and will truly be missed. My only regret is that as I got older other things became more important and I moved away and didn't spend as much time as I should have with him. I saw him for the last time a few weeks ago and gave him a hug and said hi, but that was it I was in a "hurry" to go do something else. I hope he knows that I cared and he taught me a lot and that he will truly be missed in my heart and I know in a lot of my family's hearts also. He is one person that truly made a impact in my life growing up and I will always love him for that.
