by johnr » Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:35 pm
I received a card from Rich's daughter in Seattle:
Thank you for being a support in this time of grief.
My father Richard Appling (ex-intrepid) was a fighter. He never felt sorry for himself or wasted any of his somewhat shorter life in regret. I believe it was full despite his illness and pain at the end.
"Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse" - Richard Appling. We didn't like the sentiment, but I accept that was his life. We live him very much.
Thank you,
Christine Terryll
-JR
Rossie
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