Richard Reed Hickman Richard Reed Hickman Chesapeake, VA 03.03.1973-05.25.2016 Served in the : Air Force Richard Reed Hickman, 43, beloved son of Patricia Reed Hickman of Chesapeake and Richard H. Hickman of Ivor, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Richie grew up in Virginia Beach. He loved the beach, was an accomplished guitarist and loved life with his friends in the 80's. He was a part of First Baptist Church of Norfolk. Richie is predeceased by his paternal grandparents, William and Margaret Hickman and his maternal grandmother, Juanita Reed. Along with his parents, left to cherish his memory are his aunts, Barbara Woodhouse, Rick, and Bonnie Cartwright, Jim; grandfather, John Reed; cousins, John Ferebee, Zack Cartwright, Sam Cartwright; stepmother, Joanne Hickman; stepbrother, Erik Roberts and stepsister, Jennifer Warrick. A private service for Richie will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite church or ministry in his memory. The family is being served by R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, Wakefield Chapel where condolences may be posted at www.rwbakerfh.com. Funeral Home R.W. Baker & Co. Wakefield Chapel 11414 General Mahone Hwy Wakefield, VA 23888 United States Guestbook Amanda Carpenter- Walters Richie had a heart of gold. He was a good friend to have during our school years and I enjoyed reconnecting not too long ago. My deepest sympathies to his family. Amanda Carpenter- Walters Patty & Wayne Felts So sorry to hear of your loss Richard, I can not imagine what you must be feeling. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Patty & Wayne Felts
Jan and Monnie Cates Richie, Your're Special! In all the world there's nvever been anyone like you. Noone had your smile, your eyes, your laugh or your voice! I remember how proud your mother was when she and I shared time with our first born children together. She raised you through thick and thin and loved you so! You're Special! No one saw things as you did! You were the only one in this world with your set of abilities. You made others laugh and cry! You loved music and guitar. You were your own symphony. You're Special! God made you special for a purpose and through all your pain and suffering may the love others had for you bring peace. We will always remember God made you Special, God made you, you, Richie. May you rest in peace. love you, Jan and Monnie CatesAlso we extend sympathy to all his family Jan and Monnie Cates Pepco Industrial Pat, You have been in our thoughts and prayers, may the Lord wrap you in His Everlasting Arms. Psalm 119:28Cheryle Porter Yada Yada Prayer Group Spartanburg SC Pepco Industrial Nancy Bradley Pat, I am praying for God to heal your broken heart and surround you with His hope and peace Psalm 147:3. He will be your strength as you lean on Him Habakkuk 3:18-19. I am so glad I got to meet you. You will continue to be in my prayers. Nancy Bradley You will never know how joyfully you just made us! We love you dearly and cannot wait to see you, with love, "Richie's Mom and Dad Thank you so much for giving us this sweet memory of our son Amanda. So glad you knew him well! Thank you for this blessing at this most difficult time
Dear Yada Yada Prayer Group, Thank you for your blessing at this devastating time for us. I know where he is and who he is with, Praise God for His Promises! Lovingly, Richie's Mom and Dad Thank you so much- we are crushed but cannot be broken- prayers are so needed. Thank you from Richie's Mom and Dad Me too Nancy, thank you for the reminder of who our baby is with... Laying his body to rest will be so very hard but I know he just started truly living! Thank you for continued prayer. Romans 8:38-39 Theresa Johnson Richie I have so many memories of you. The concerts, movies, Halloween parties just hanging with friends. You were my High School sweetheart. You will always carry a piece of my heart with you. You will truly be missed. May you rest in peace. Love always, Theresa Theresa Johnson Dawn Wilson Richie I have a lot of fond memories. I remember sitting on the curb on min.man with Theresa,Linda,Stacey,and Greg talking about school and trying to help me with my math homework. I remember going to the movies with you and Theresa at Pembroke Mall. They were good times and I will always remember those days. You will be missed. I hope you are at peace. Rest In peace my friend. Dawn Wilson Jeanette Steele Pat I can remember when Theresa and Richie were going together as teenagers. He was such a joy to have around. I am so sorry and he will be deeply missed. Jeanette Steele Theresa's mom Jeanette Steele
Dawn Brown My thoughts and prayers are with the Hickman family. Richie was such a sweet soul. I have many fond memories of our friendship... gym class, hanging with friends, and mostly how kind he was. May you rest in peace my friend. Dawn Brown Mindy Safire Morea Richie had such a gentle spirit and an unending loyalty to those he held dear. He was always there for me and will be deeply missed. Heartfelt sympathy to his family. Mindy Safire Morea Mindy, thank you for portrayal of Rich..he was all that and more. He loved his friends & longed to go back to those wonderful times Dawn, he talked of you so kindly even after all these years. Thank you for honoring my boy, it is so wonderful at this so sorrowful time Oh Teresa, yes he was your high school sweetheart and I loved taking the two of you to get pizza and to hang out at our house. He loved you to the end. When he asked me to take him to buy your grandchild a birthday present I just could not believe the years had past so quickly. He spent more than an hour in the store just to get the right thing. You have a very special place in my heart, always! Love, "Richie's Mom" Oh Jeanette, those days were so wonderful...i remember Richie sitting on the curb waiting for her to get off work after school and it was in the 90's with high humidity, just brutal sitting on the asphalt like that...i remember thinking "It must be true love!" Thank you for remembering him so sweetly. "Richie's Mom"
He told me so very much about you and your gang of friends!???? Helping you with math brought a memory to me...his Algebra teacher called me to a conference trying to stop Rich from blurting the answers out loud before he had the equation written all the way out on the board. Rich told me writing it out on paper was a waste of time he already figured it out in his head! He read Einstein's Book on Relativity for fun. He was a gifted musician who played both classical music, hard rock and Christian music all by ear. I miss my Richie so much! I know he is loving you all remember him like this, Richie's Mom Robin Clark Rawls Richard, I used to live across the road from you in Ivor I am very sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers are with you. Robin Clark Rawls Tina Vance such a sweetheart and all around great guy. I often thought of him after high school and just caught back up with him recently. Enjoyed our chats and catching up on our lives. Sending love and condolences to the family. Tina Vance Andy Adkins Richie I can remember the day we met in grade school and became instant friends. All our days and nights hanging out at each others home is a fond memory of mine. I can remember each and every time I stayed at your house and you would get your mom to drop us off at the arcade to play video games Even though we never had any money but your mom would always hook us up. Which we spent hours upon hours doing!! Then you would crash at our place and somehow we always ended up in my neighbors pool. From our days riding bikes down Baker Road to hitting jumps back in the Pitts You and me both know we were not allowed back there or running into the 711 for snacks I wouldn't have traded it for the world. You don't know the joy that was brought to me after we reconnected after all these years. All of our late night conversations catching up and reminiscing brought tears of joy to my face. I do believe my friend you had the memory of an elephant because you told me things we did which I couldn't even remember. I will remember you always my brother!!!! God bless you my friend!!! Andy Adkins
Michael Snead Dearest Pat, Sorry for your loss.thoughts and prayers for you and your family.michael Snead Michael Snead Sherry Thinking of you & continuing prayers for you lady???????? Praying GOD's Peace & Comfort be lavished on you thru out this difficult time???????????????? Sherry debby duncan Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Luke 6:21 The Lord your God is with you, He is might to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Pat, that picture of Rich, looks like he is singing and praising the Lord. Well of course he is now! So he can be right there with the Father when He is singing over you. I love you sweet Pat and am praying for you and your family in your loss and sorrow. Remember "JOY COMES IN THE MORNING"!Mike and Debby Duncan debby duncan Jeff & Sharon Cardillo Pat, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during these difficult days. May the Lord's overwhelming peace, comfort you in the days ahead. Jeff & Sharon Cardillo Stephanie Andes I\'m so blessed to have known Richie, and had him as a part of my life. He was such a good friend! He was always uplifting, and so much fun to be around. Richie was an awesome human being with a heart of gold. He could play the heck out of the guitar, I always loved to hear him play! My heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to his Mom, Dad, and family! May you rest in peace my friend!! Stephanie Andes Thank you sweet Debby...I know Richie would much, much rather be with his Heavenly Father now rather than come back here. Only God & I know how much he suffered. Thank you for the versus...i am hanging on His promises with all that I have in me??
Thank you so much Jeff and Sharon. I miss you and appreciate your love and prayers Thank you Sherry! He had such a crush on you! All prayers needed as I lay my son to rest. Andy, there is no other I would have rather had than you to find, call, laugh and remember the fun times with Richie. Means everything to me he had your friendship and laughter the last day he had on earth. I loved you 2 together, even all the pranks you stinkers got into...we had such fun! Thank you for the good memories- those you printed here and those you didn't make public???? Love you & can not wait to see you again! "Richie's Mom Thank you Tina! He told me about you and I was so glad his old "pals" kept in touch. He loved each one of you! Priscilla Ugaila Botik RIP Richie. You are in a better place now. Priscilla Ugaila Botik Amie Dail Praying for you and your family, Pat. Amie Dail Josh Hartman RIP Richie. I'm glad that I was able to speak to you Pat. Miss you! Josh Hartman Kimberly Robinson Praying for you and your family. God Bless you all during this difficult time Kimberly Robinson
Pat Freeman "On my bed I remember You; I think of You through the watches of the night. Because You are my help, I sing in the shadow of Your wings. My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me." Psalm 64:6-7Pat, the above verse reminds me that whatever grief we face, God is our stronghold. May you feel God's comfort, peace, and love during these days. Pat Freeman friend of Jane's Pat Freeman Chip Riggs Pat I know how much of yourself you gave to Richie over the years. My thoughts and prayer are with you now and I am so sorry for your loss.! Chip Riggs Brenda Winer Dear Pat, I know your loss is Heaven's gain, and Richie was welcomed with open arms. It is never easy to understand God's plan, but we must trust in the Lord and always look forward. Brenda Winer Joey Smith Richie and I were best friends for a long time. We grew apart over the years, but this makes me very sad. Hope he found peace. I'll always remember the good times! Joey Smith Merry Barnett Holt Dear Pat. So very sad to hear Richie is gone. He was a sweet and gentle spirit with great gifts. He left us all with a song to remember, his song of struggle, the arms of love that surrounded him and the love God has for him. Peace and comfort to you, my friend. Merry Barnett Holt Merry Barnett Holt
Jan Morgan May the words to this hymn bring peace and comfort to your heart. I love you and continue praying for you Pat. Jan Morgan1 How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent Word! What more can he say than to you he hath said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed, for I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow, for I will be with thee, thy trials to bless, and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, my grace all-sufficient shall be thy supply; the flame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. 5 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to its foes; that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!" Jan Morgan Such a beautiful hymn and brings tears and joy. Thank you Jan, sending love back. Tomorrow we will lay him to rest. My poor son...he is finally out of pain and suffering. Oh so good to read your sweet words of comfort. Thank you Merry..I loved him so very much. The pain of leaving his body to rest is only bearable because he is now in "his father's house. Thank you dear friend He has finally found peace and I remember you fondly..you both had such fun together. Thank you Joey.. He was so gentle and caring before his illness but it still showed through. I will always love him.
He is out of that tremendous suffering and loved "his Jesus" as he called him. I know where he is but I will miss him every day. Thank you for your comforting words. It means a lot. "Richie's Mom" Thank you Chip for your thoughts and prayers. Before his illness he was a terrific son, funny, smart, sweet spirit who was so caring. That still showed through often despite how much he suffered. I sure loved him, always will???? Thank you Pat, I so appreciate you remembering me. My son is out of the uspeakable suffering but how I miss him already. Thank you for your sweet thoughts of comfort- Pat Thank you Kimberly- tomorrow is his funeral and I will really appreciate the prayers. Thank you for thinking of me, Sincerely Pat