Mark Roccatani (Friedn)

Entered December 27, 2017 from Richmond Hill

My condolences on the passing of your father Richard.

Our thoughts and prayers are with him and all of you during this difficult/reflective time.

Mark Roccatani

Jamie Golombek (Colleague of Richard's)

Entered December 27, 2017 from Toronto

Hi Richard:

I'm saddened to learn of the loss of your father, but I'm sure all the wonderful memories of your times together will live on in your family's thoughts forever.

Sincerely,
Jamie

Paul Cristini 

Entered December 27, 2017

Richard, my deepest condolences on the passing of your father.
It is always very difficult to lose a loved one especially at this time of year.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family.

Paul Cristini

Allen & Kay Shen 

Entered December 29, 2017 from Toronto

Dear Richard &Family,

We are so sorry for the passing of your father, Reiner. We will keep your mom and your family in our prayers. God is the God of all comfort and we are praying that God will give you all His grace and peace during this difficult time.

With Deepest Sympathy,
The Shen Family

Ingrid Oppermann (I met Reiner und Helga in the dominican on a trip with Ulli Jeschke)

Entered December 30, 2017 from Burlington ON

My sincere condolence to you Helga and your family. I still remember when Martha and I sang "happy birthday to you in the Dominican early in the morning and that's where I met Reiner for the first time. What a gentle man he was.
Thinking of you often,
love
Ingrid

Our father loved to build things — especially for his family. He built furniture, docks (5 of them), a cottage plus an addition to the cottage, a large shed and even an outhouse. :) To build the cottage, he had to bring all the wood and materials across the lake with his little aluminum boat because there was no road to the property. Who knows how many trips he had to make.... But the crowning achievement was the family and the lives that he built with mom.

Reiner loved dancing. More often than not, we were the first couple on the dance floor ꟷ even in our later years. I remember one evening especially well, because we danced more than ever before.

We were invited to a Bath Mitzvah at the Prince Hotel in 1987. It was a very large gathering of family and friends from all over the world. We sat at a table with an architect and a builder and their respective wives. As soon as the live band started to play, the architect and his wife got up and said to us "come on let's go"! The six of us were the first ones on the dance floor and we danced all night. We only stopped briefly for the super gourmet buffet and the speeches. What a wonderful and unforgettable time we had. On the way home, Reiner said to me "Oh what a night"!

Es weht der Wind ein Blatt vom Baum, von vielen Blättern eines,
das eine Blatt, man merkt es kaum, denn eines ist ja keines.
Doch dieses eine Blatt allein, war Teil von unserem Leben,
Drum wird das eine Blatt allein uns immer wieder fehlen.

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Foto : Jürgen Teute