I have added a few more pics of Ricky to this page,
and created a new page  called Rick's Pics.

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This pic was taken during our Honeymoon
on Assateague Island.  April 26, 1987, 
I scattered his ashes there on what would
have been our 11th anniversary,
this past April 25, 1998.

This page is dedicated to the memory of George Fredrick Kite IV
a.k.a Rick
(Ricky by his family, and Daddy by Sarah & Jake)

May 9, 1963 - November 29, 1997

Rick was taken from this life
at the young age of 34 by AIDS.  

He was a loving husband,
(This is our wedding picture)

This pic was taken April 25, 1987

and a devoted father.

This pic was taken the day sarah was born,
August 3, 1990, one of his proudest moments

This pic was taken Halloween 1996

These pics were taken August 1997 at Sarah & Jake's Birthday Party
(just a few months before his death)

Sarah & Jake were always his #1 priority,
no matter what, they always came first.

Rick was diagnosed with AIDS spring of 1995.
He lived life to the fullest right up to the end.

He wanted the world to know that "regular"
people got AIDS too, and how it affected
everyone in the world, not just "those" people.

  It always bothered him that there was a "stigma"
attached to AIDS and he did his best to teach
people the facts, and try to dispel their fears.

He learned in the last years of his life who his
true friends were, and he cherished them dearly.
(Though he wasn't good at showing this to everybody)

Fortunately, he had more REAL friends than not.

Unfortunately, there were some who refused to
continue to see Rick as the person he always was,
sick or not, and this broke his heart.

He loved to bowl, which he did at least
twice a week,(sometimes 3 or 4!)
He belonged to leagues at Sunset Bowl
in Richmond.
His bowling peers never
treated him any differently after they
learned he had AIDS, and for this He
(and I) was ever grateful.

He was a very good bowler
and he once had a dream to go pro.

  He received many trophies and patches
that the children have displayed in their
playroom and show off to all of their friends.

Fishing was another of his passions.

This pic was taken Spring of 1990

(If he wasn't at the bowling alley,
you could bet he was down at the river!)

It didn't matter what the weather was,
he was always looking for an
excuse to go fishing!

Video Games was another of his
favorite things.  If he couldn't go
bowling or fishing, he was home
playing a Video game!  He and my
Father exchanged games and systems
often, and always played when together.

Golf was a hobby he didn't often get
to play.  He did play with his Grandfather
whenever he went to visit his family
in Indianapolis.

He also loved roller coasters of any kind!!
Busch Gardens was his absolute favorite
Park.  We went the first Mondayafter the
park opened in the spring every year, usually
with his sister Mary Alice.  It was a birthday
present for the both of them, as that Monday
always fell between their Birthdays.

Rick was a roofer before he got sick,
and it was the one thing he loved
to do more than any other.
It didn't seem to matter how hot it was,
or how cold it was, he went to work.
He never wanted to do anything but be a roofer.

And a damned fine roofer he was too!
(and I'm not just saying that cuz I'm
prejudiced, many good roofers who knew
Rick have said the same!)

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Please check out the sites below

This site is a good one to learn more about HIV and AIDS
and how YOU can GET INVOLVED in the fight against this
horrible deadly disease.

This site is all about the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Rick and I went to the display of the Quilt in D.C. in '96
It affected both of us a great deal.  We even
sketched out a rough draft of a panel for him.
(one day I'll find that sketch and make the panel!)

There are many things I want to put on this page, but it's turned out to be
harder then I ever expected it to be, so please be patient with me while I
work on this page and give Ricky the kind of page I know he'd be proud of.

Come back and see what a great person Ricky was!
Check the Rick's Pics Page to see pics of his family,
Be sure to check out the Remembrances Page too.

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