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Richard was my first boss at the City of Toronto.
As a colleague he was highly intelligent, an innovative thinker and always made working fun. I learned so much from him.
As a friend he was kind, warm and loyal. I enjoyed listening to the stories he told me about his childhood, youth and professional life. Especially the deep love that he had for his family.
Richard was so passionate about his work in regards to climate change, global warming and green energy. He was determined to make the world a better place for future generations. In this respect I definitely feel he succeeded.
At the beginning of 2015 I was diagnosed with a major illness and remember how supportive he was throughout my journey to recovery. When I had to have surgery as part of my treatments, he called me the next day to see how I was doing. So typical of his thoughtful and caring nature.
To Mrs. Morris, Gerald, Nicole, Lauren, and the rest of his extended family, my deepest condolences for your profound loss. May happy memories of him bring you comfort during these difficult moments.
Rest in eternal peace my friend. I will miss you dearly, and you were truly phe-no-me-nal!
Christine Merhej
Dear Family,
Although I was unable to spend a lot of time with Richard, the times we were together were memorable and rich. He always made me feel welcomed and special. He was intuitively sensitive to my sister and I, and went out of his way to make us feel comfortable and held. I especially enjoyed our conversations about health and well being. I will never forget the wonderful time spent with his beautiful family and especially remember his adoration towards the children. He was a unique and caring human and my wish for the family is that they may be comforted by the knowledge of his life well lived. May his spirit soar.
Dear Elizabeth and family,
May this memorial web page designed in tribute to Richard bring smiles and comfort as you begin to share stories, photos and sentiments of his life here.
Warmly,
Nathan & Staff of eco
