I want to praise Richie for his accomplishments and his love for life. In addition to being an Asset Management Analyst at Jamestown (a role we can all admit is challenging and consuming), he was also an evening MBA at Emory’s Business school throughout the three years he worked here, which he completed just a number of day before he passed.
Meanwhile, he also launched and operated his start-up, Lyxbil, a luxury car rental service, and was constantly coming up with and taking steps towards executing new start-up ideas strongly guided by his passions.
On top of being a full-time employee, a graduate student, and an entrepreneur, amazingly, he always found time for his many hobbies, such as sailing excursions on Lake Lanier, biking, motorbiking, driving, home improvement, gardening, cooking, travel, and being an all-around social butterfly. Not only is so rare to meet someone who can manage all of this, but it is even more special to meet someone so invigorated by every aspect of his life.
I am truly in awe of how strongly his passions motivated him to accomplish and enjoy his life to the fullest. Everything he did, he did with a smile on his face, his head held high and with such charisma. The fact that he never displayed any unpleasantness or stress was not an act, but who he was to his core. Everyone he interacted with could tell he was enjoying every minute of his life, which is why his personality was so infectious.
In moments where I get burdened by sadness, I try to find comfort in imaging the enjoyment he felt through the end. I imagine he spent his final days at the lake, sailing and hanging out with friends, basking in the sun, basking in being a newly minted MBA, and feeling like the captain of his life. When I think of Richie’s last moments, driving his prized Audi in the evening time, I can’t help but imagine him driving down this lakeside road, heading further and further into the distance and eventually driving off into the sunset. If that notion is too heavy for you, then I suggest thinking about how he would have wanted us to quote un-quote “grieve.” He wouldn’t have. He would have wanted us to raise a glass to him and then chug the whole drink.
Thank you all for contributing to Richie’s memorial page. I have so appreciated reading the memories and experiences you each enjoyed with him. For me, learning new details of Richie’s life makes me feel like his story is still developing. I encourage you all to share memories of Rich on the page and in your everyday conversations. He had the best stories that we as the Jamestown community need to keep alive.
I want to praise Richie for his accomplishments and his love for life. In addition to being an Asset Management Analyst at Jamestown (a role we can all admit is challenging and consuming), he was also an evening MBA at Emory’s Business school throughout the three years he worked here, which he completed just a number of day before he passed.
Meanwhile, he also launched and operated his start-up, Lyxbil, a luxury car rental service, and was constantly coming up with and taking steps towards executing new start-up ideas strongly guided by his passions.
On top of being a full-time employee, a graduate student, and an entrepreneur, amazingly, he always found time for his many hobbies, such as sailing excursions on Lake Lanier, biking, motorbiking, driving, home improvement, gardening, cooking, travel, and being an all-around social butterfly. Not only is so rare to meet someone who can manage all of this, but it is even more special to meet someone so invigorated by every aspect of his life.
I am truly in awe of how strongly his passions motivated him to accomplish and enjoy his life to the fullest. Everything he did, he did with a smile on his face, his head held high and with such charisma. The fact that he never displayed any unpleasantness or stress was not an act, but who he was to his core. Everyone he interacted with could tell he was enjoying every minute of his life, which is why his personality was so infectious.
In moments where I get burdened by sadness, I try to find comfort in imaging the enjoyment he felt through the end. I imagine he spent his final days at the lake, sailing and hanging out with friends, basking in the sun, basking in being a newly minted MBA, and feeling like the captain of his life. When I think of Richie’s last moments, driving his prized Audi in the evening time, I can’t help but imagine him driving down this lakeside road, heading further and further into the distance and eventually driving off into the sunset. If that notion is too heavy for you, then I suggest thinking about how he would have wanted us to quote un-quote “grieve.” He wouldn’t have. He would have wanted us to raise a glass to him and then chug the whole drink.
Thank you all for contributing to Richie’s memorial page. I have so appreciated reading the memories and experiences you each enjoyed with him. For me, learning new details of Richie’s life makes me feel like his story is still developing. I encourage you all to share memories of Rich on the page and in your everyday conversations. He had the best stories that we as the Jamestown community need to keep alive.
