just remembering a friend.(Ricky Lee Prince)

Ricky lee Prince.  nickname Pretty Ricky by those his age. but i called him Big Ric, He was a beautiful person. He always had a smile and a bear hug for you. for his age he had a wisdom about life and people that was surprising.He loved his family His mom and didn't care if you didn't like it or think it was cool. He never let you see him down he was just happy go lucky. the last night that i saw him he was all smiles and joking and he never hinted that anything was bothering him. every weekend we would all meet at my brothers house and just listen to music and drink a few beers and party and have a good time. dancing in the living room or celebrating a birthday, we always seemed to find a reason to celebrate. i mean we partied. it was not a mild occassion, we would start out just dancing or playing quarters and it would end up in a food fight in the back yard or a massive electric slide on the lawn. and Ric was right there in the center leading the fun. those that loved him and love him still where always there, watching the magic that Ric always seem to bring with him. Most of his friends had known him longer than i had but i loved him just as much as they did, you couldn't help it he was that kind of person.

The morning that my brother called me and told me that he was gone, it was like a punch in the gut. I couldn't hardly speak. You would never have known that anything was bothering Ric, I still can't believe it, How could someone so good and pure and loving be gone? why didn't i see that he needed to talk? why didn't i know that my friend was in pain? I can't help but wonder if i had seen how he was hurting if i could have said or done something that would have made a change in the situation. 

I miss him and think of him often. He was My friend, My buddy, and My Big Ric. And I miss My Friend.

I love you Ric and I know that Your Friends love you because they can't forget you. You Are UNFORGETTABLE!!