Thursday April 26, 2026
"That Great Clock of life is wound but once and no one has the power to tell what time the hands be still at late or early hour."
Sadly, this is Rick Wearing's hour. I'm sure I share in everyone's sadness knowing that the final chapter has been written in this courageous man's life story. Rick's strong and determined will to live helped him navigate three years of cancer treatments and the emotional roller coaster his terminal illness involved. His smile and his continued optimism coupled with his unrelenting desire to help others and volunteer in the community, even in his final days, was simply remarkable.
Rick cherished life and he deeply loved his family especially his best friend and beloved wife Sandra.
I will leave you with these words from Will Doxsee:
A Man to Know
" He is a man to know," they said;
But what there was that drew them to him none could clearly tell.
Some said it was his common sense,
while others praised his wit.
Still others claimed his personality was great.
But when I talked with him
I knew it was because he liked me very much.
That was Rick. His interest in others and their stories endeared him to all who had the privilege of calling him a friend.
Rick died tonight at hospice in Huntsville comfortably and peacefully- encircled with his family at his bedside and wrapped in a blanket of love as his spirit soared from his frail body into the grand mystery that awaits us all on the other side of this life. I told him the porch light was on and that God will be there with open arms to welcome him home.
Details of Rick's Celebration of Life service will be forthcoming. Keep checking on Mitchell's website and of course I will let you know as soon as things have been finalized.
Faithfully yours on this journey we call life,
Diane
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Monday April 6, 2026