Message: We are honored to provide this Book of Memories to the family.

Message: I met Rick through karate and over the years we became friends sharing a love of music and a similar sense of humor. He was such a warm person, quick to smile and laugh but with a complexity and depth to his personality. He was also an amazing teacher, encouraging but tough, I feel lucky to have trained under him. I would look forward to his Saturday classes. Even though we had lost touch a few years after I moved to Los Angeles, I consider him a good friend and it breaks my heart that he died so young. My deepest condolences to his family, this must be such a huge loss. He is someone who will not be forgotten and he will stay in my heart, gone too soon but leaving an infinite trail of light behind him.

Message: So sorry to hear of your passing. You'll be the brightest star in the heavens. My deepest condolences to your family and friends.

Message: RIP Rick, fly with the Angels 😇😇

Message: I will always remember his pleasant nature and how he always stopped to talk with me whenever we would run into each other on the bus, park or Metropolitan Avenue. He will be missed.

Message: Rick - you will be missed my brother

Message: I can not express how much you will be missed! We have had amazing memories.

Message: I am so sorry. I knew Rick for barely a year as a fellow West Ham fan. But he was decent, friendly, thoughtful;, funny,smiling, welcoming and above all a decent man. Saddened and will not forget Rick. My sympathies to his loved ones. I hope you find comfort.

Message: Terribly sorry for your loss.

Message: My deepest sympathies to Rick's family, friends and Magnus. He truly was one of a kind and he will be missed.

Message: Rick was my friend, confidant, sensei, and so much more. I had the privilege and fortune to know him for 18 years. He took me on as an overweight, out of shape student in his Karate class, and from there helped me progress in the martial arts, my health and my life. Over the years we shared much – our love for the martial arts, photography, beer, music, watches and the world at large. He became a part of our family – celebrating birth days, holidays and life in general. I was always impressed by how easily he moved from one group of people to the next, from one domain to the next – a true renaissance man – always with a ready smile and open and warm demeanor. His love of New York was also a signature characteristic – and as others have noted – he embodied the New York spirit. He enriched my life and the life of my family in so many ways and I know that I am a healthier, more interesting and better person for having known him. I will be at a real loss now when I look at the hole in my weekly calendar where our training sessions were and of course the hole in my heart that his loss has brought. I do know that I cherish all of my time with him and the many memories, large and small that he gave to me. Rest in Power my friend.