Eulogy to Richard Felix Barrington

Richard's Eulogy

Imprecation
Quote from Psalm 19
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable to thee, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer!

On Behalf of
I'm speaking on behalf of Richard's friends and of our family
To pay our last respects to our dear departed brother
Richard Felix Barrington who died aged 66 years
in an unfortunate accident.

I cannot do justice
But pardon me, 
if I speak well you'll all say Richard was a great chap
And if I fail, why? Well - then he was not so great

Well I'm not a speaker - so that's not so good for Richard
and I can't do justice to someone else's 66 years in 5 minutes.

Barest minimum
I can only recount the barest minimum,

The good:
I'm not even aware of his proud moments, his victories
I can only say he loved and was proud of his family, 
his work, his life.

The bad:
And of his sad moments, and his defeats
We know almost nothing
Further I would naturally leave out things 
I think he would not want me to say,
You see, I'm biased, he's my brother.

And what of his beliefs, his faith -
He never discussed them with me.
Did he call upon God as he died?
I cannot answer these questions. 

Richard's Origin
Richard was the son of Felix Michael Barrington
and Dorothy Barrington

Richard's Legacy
Richard is survived by:
 his two children - Diana and John, whom we have been unable to contact,
 by his Mother, Dorothy
 by his two sisters Pauline and Dorothea
 and by myself, his brother, Stephen

What we can say is Richard was someone who 

in marriage
     - he loved his wife and children, he made his mistakes
       and lost his treasured family, but he loved them dearly
	   and spoke well of them until his last.
              
at work 
     - he always did his best and was passionate about his work,
       always trying to do things better, faster and to do
       his best for his bosses.

After Retirement   
Richard retired from work about 15 to 20 years ago - 
due to having fainting spells, and thus being unable to drive safely.

Since then he ran 
a home business - Richard was always making things to sell
              key rings
              ceramic jewelry
              and objects d'art
              leather articles, wallets, belts and bracelets
								  
Richard's death
     Richard preferred to live alone - 
	 and unfortunately - these two factors, 
	 (the fainting spells and his desire to live alone)
      appeared to have accounted for his end.
             It seemed he fainted, fell and cut his head in his own bathroom
             and if he cried out - no one heard him, save maybe God
             but he did try to get up, 
             this could be deduced from blood marks on the bath and wall
             but was overcome, passed out, 
             and then died from loss of blood

Richard's Future
Like a leaf from the great tree, he is on his way to our Mother Nature
It is our destiny, everyone's. 

We are merely privileged to stay our hour or two
And then we are on the way back to our source.

Richard's legacy
The person is gone, And What is left?
These things are his legacy:
		- his children
		- his creations
			art and objects he made are testimony to his life
			many  of his objects, 
			I'm sure will outlive us all by generations
		- and his memory

God Speed
Richard - we wish you God speed, on your new journey, 
may the Angels guide you and bring you safely home, 
to live in Christ for eternity.

              For in Christ there is no sin and therefore no judgment,
              And no one asks 'What is this, why is that?"
              For all the works of the Lord are good.
              
              When Adam tried to hide his nakedness from God  
              God asked Adam 'Who told you you are naked?'

              Thus did God tell us from the beginning
              He did not judge Adam - Adam and Eve judged Adam themselves.
			  
              Now If God did not judge Adam, neither will he judge Richard
              Or anyone in Christ. 
			  
              Likewise if you hold anything against Richard now is the time - 
			  Forgive Him
              And if you hold Richard good for anything in your heart -
			  Treasure it
			                                                           
Richard's Memory
Now - My last word to Richard is a quote from one of my own poems:

And though you've gone in flames, you did not die
While still you stand and live in my mind's eye.
Eulogy to Richard Felix Barrington at Barrington Place

Eulogy to
Richard Felix Barrington
at Barrington Place
