Richard ''Richie'' Jackson Jr.
 Age 36
   September 29, 1972 - July 16, 2008

 

  Richie was a son, dad, brother, and an uncle. He was like a brother to all of his friends who loved him. He was the type of person who would never turn his back on anyone, if someone needed something Richie would give the shirt off of his back for them. He was born September 29, 1972 and lived in East Liverpool, Ohio. He had worked at Snyder tire and Newell Central Service. He had such a funny, outgoing, sarcastic sense of humor...he was always making somebody laugh. He loved spending time with his family and friends, which to him, was his second family. He was always there for his brothers, Tony and Shawn and both of their families. He loved to go fishing and chewing his favorite, Copenhagen with his nephew Shane and also enjoyed watching wrestling with his other nephew Jake. He loved rock-n-roll and country music, espically Motley Crew...one of his favorites!! Watching football was another one of his favorite things to do, he was a Steeler fan!! Nothing meant more to him, then spending time with his daughter Mallory...that little girl was Richie's world.


Until the day that Richie's life changed forever, while being downtown East Liverpool at Dan's bar looking to have a good time when it turned out the opposite, a fight broke out and 3 guys had beat Richie and let him lay there to suffer. Luckily, someone found him and called for help. He was rushed to East Liverpool City Hospital and then life flighted to Pittsburgh UPMC where he had fought for his life. He had to have several brain surgerys, also had a big dent on the side of his head where he had to get a metal plate. Finally he made it out of UPMC after while, and then transferred to Calcutta Health Care nursing home doing rehabilition, learing to read, write, talk and even walk all over again. He never regained his arm use or speech and had constant bad headaches and multiple seizers. He never deserved what he went through, all that pain, and everything for what had came on July 16, 2008 when he had back to back seizers and was rushed to East Liverpool City Hospital and unfortuently, he did not make it. If it wasn't for those men beating him the way they did, our beloved Richie would still be here with us today and he would be Richie, living a perfectly normal life....like he should be!!!

If tears could build a stairway,
and memories were a lane,
we would walk right up to Heaven,
and bring you back again.
No farewell words were spoken,
no time to say goodbye,
you were gone before we knew it,
and only God knows why.
Our hearts still ache in sadness,
and secret tears still flow,
what it meant to lose you,
no one will ever know.
But we know you want us,
to mourn for you no more,
to remember all the happy times,
and what life still has in store.
Since you'll never be forgotten,
we pledge to you today,
a hallowed place within our hearts,
is where you'll always stay.










































I thought of you with love today,
but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday
and days before that too.

I think of you in silence,
I often speak your name.
All I have are memories
and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake,
with which i'll never part.
God has you in his keeping,
I have you in my heart!!

 








Not a day goes by that we don't think of you!

 








When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see, If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me, I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today, while thinking of the many things, we didn't get to say. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you, and each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, that an angel came and called my name, and took me by the hand, and said my place was ready, In heaven far above, and that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye for all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die. I had so much to live for, so much left yet to do, it seemed almost impossible, that I was leaving you. I thought of all the yesterdays the good ones and the bad, I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun we had If I could re-live yesterday just even for a while, I'd say good-bye and kiss you and maybe see you smile. But then I fully realized, that this could never be, for emptiness and memories, would take the place of me. and when I thought of worldly things, I might miss come tomorrow, I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow. But when I walked through heaven's gates, I felt so much at home When God looked down and smiled at me, from his great golden throne. He said, "This is eternity, And all I've promised you." Today your life on earth is past, But here life starts anew I promise no tomorrow, But today will always last, And since each day's the same way There's no longing for the past. You have been so faithful, so trusting and so true. Though there were times you did some things you knew you shouldn't do. But you have been forgiven and now at last you're free. So won't you come and take my hand and share my life with me? So when tomorrow starts without me, don't think we're far apart, for every time you think of me,
I'm right here,
in your heart.