Sara (Sannes) Franson
So sorry to hear of Richard's death. My favorite Richard story was when he was recovering from cancer at my Mom and Dad's house in Amherst (Marlene and Owen Sannes). My husband and I had come down for a weekend visit with our dog, Sweet Pea, who was 100 lbs Rottweiler. We had all gone to do something one Saturday night and Richard was home alone relaxing in an easy chair watching a little TV. During the evening Sweet Pea hatched a plot to both express her displeasure at our leaving and feed her never-full-tummy by grabbing a roast off the counter and taking it up stairs to eat it. The route upstairs was through the living room where Richard was relaxing. Richard said he just watched her go through, there wasn't any way he was going to interfere with plans for the night and he was fine if she didn't interfere with his. Richard will be missed. SJF