Dear Rick,

It is with much sadness that I just now found out about your passing when I checked in on your blog, and that this will be my very last email to you... I am so sorry that I didn’t check in more frequently, and wasn’t there to wish you well at the end. But I hope you are reading this now. I am heartbroken for your loved ones who you left behind. You fought a very courageous battle against great odds, and I felt for you and your family during this horrible ordeal that you all had to endure for the past year, that no one should EVER have to.

I hope you are at peace now; the nightmare is finally over, and you can finally rest…

Rest in Peace, my friend.

Rob