Richard Burt Obituary

Miss you more and more everyday!

FILL NOT YOUR HEARTS WITH PAIN AND SORROW, BUT REMEMBER ME IN EVERY TOMORROW. REMEMBER THE JOY , THE LAUGHTER, THE SMILES. I'VE ONLY GONE TO REST A LITTLE WHILE. ALTHOUGH MY LEAVING CAUSES PAIN AND GRIEF, MY GOING HAS EASED MY HURT AND GIVEN ME RELIEF. SO DRY YOUR EYES AND REMEMBER ME, NOT AS I AM NOW, BUT AS I USED TO BE.BECAUSE I WILL REMEMBER YOU ALL AND LOOK ON WITH A SMILE. UNDERSTAND, IN YOUR HEARTS, I'VE ONLY GONE TO REST FOR A WHILE. AS LONG AS I HAVE THE LOVE OF EACH OF YOU, I CAN LIVE MY LIFE IN THE HEARTS OF ALL OF YOU.

Uncle Dick,

I cant believe its been a year now. I miss you and cant believe I wont be able to see you and Aunt Viv at the next family party. You will be missed and loved forever!!

I thought you would like to have this picture with you in heaven!!

Love you,
Sam

Dear Uncle Dick,
Well as you can see, you are very much missed by all including me. Thank you for all the memories you have given me and my children. You are thought about everytime a fishing pole comes out, a bag is thrown or Jeff Gordon passes Jimmie Johnson (hehe, sorry Auntie Viv) You will forever be in our thoughts, our prayers and deep in our hearts.....May you rest in peace together with Vivian....I love you. Shannon

What can I say that everyone hasn't said already? You opened your house to Bob and I, and you have always made me feel like a member of the family. I will never forget what a great softball coach you were, always motivating and patient. You encouraged me and taught me how to pitch. What fun we all had! I will never forget the trip to Tennessee…you playing the harmonica, and also playing bags with you. My favorite memory of that trip was fishing together. Because of the rain, we stood under a tree. I fixed your jacket so you wouldn’t get cold, and you looked at me and smiled. I will never forget your smiling eyes! They were always dancing! It is so sad to me to lose such a special person in my life. I do know however that you are better off where you are now…. healthy and happy with Vivian. I miss both of you so much! I love both of you so much and not a day goes by that I do not think of the two of you!
You will always be in my heart

Not a day goes by when I dont think about you. Not a day goes by when that smile doesn't cross my mind. Everyday I look back on great times we've shared together. I'll never forget when the family would all be at Aunt Nancy's house playing quarters and I would stand right beside you..just hoping you would win. Sure enough, 9 times out of 10..you would! You would always fake us out by pretending you'd roll the dice when everyone was so pumped up. Or how about the times you'd play bags and be amazing at it. I dont know how you did it but you sure kicked butt. If ever you'd like to visit, i'll let you borrow my bed again for the night. It's always open to you. Knowing that your up there with the Mrs. i'm sure makes you happy. Knowing your happy, makes me happy as well. Tell her i said hi for me. God Bless. I love you Uncle Dick.

Hey Uncle Dick,
well it's been about a year now and I still cant find the words to explain how much I miss you and aunt viv. I know your in a better place now with her and I just wanted to tell you that you are missed so much and we will never forget how you always ended up winning at dice. Your in all of our hearts.
Love you so much!

Uncle dick i miss you so much. its not the same without you at parties. i miss all of the magic tricks you would show me and whenever i would ask you how you did it you would say a magician never shows his trick, haha that would make me so made. when we play bags im always looking for you as a partner, you would always have tips for me and would always help me when i did something wrong. you where the best at just being there and making me smile. i miss you so much and love you.

Hey uncle dick just wanted you to know that you are very missed and we all think of you every single day! We all love you very much and wish you were still here. I miss all the times we always sat by Aunt Nancys house and played dice and cards! Boy what memories we had! I love you and miss you very much!

Grandpa,

I don't know what you thought when I was born on your birthday, but I know I will always think of you and reminisce of the times we spent with one another.

Like when we beat the Spigner father/son duo at Hawthorne Lanes and won the tournament. And when we shot pool, and played bags outside of Rory and Kim's and Sam and Sharon's; great times!

You will always be in our thoughts and our stories of the past (and we will laugh).

I miss you and love you. Bye, Grandpa.

Dear Richard, I always thought you were a sweet person, a good man. Say hello to my sweetheart in heaven, Chuck, for me. And my other sweetheart, Vivian. I loved you both. Millie

Dear Uncle Dick, I wish you were here I really miss you. I miss playing bags with you. I miss fishing with you. I hope you are having a fun life in heaven. Hope you are catching lots of fish.

Your faviorite kid in the whole wold
Dylan Chase Terranova

Dear Dick,
You are very special to so many people and are truly loved. I remember you the most as the Women's Softball coach when I was only 15 years old. I was so scared to play but you brought me out of my shell and pushed me to be the best player I can be.

We will also miss your sparkle in your eye, your jokes and your laugh. What a great life with wonderful family and friends. You and Vivian are truly missed.

DEAR UNCLE DICK: I HOPE YOU HAVE A FUN TIME IN HEVEN WITH GOD. HAVE YOU GONE FISHING WITH GOD? HOW ARE YOU DOWING? I AM FINE.I MISS YOU A LOT. THANK YOU FOR THE TACKLE BOX.DYLAN AND I USE IT A LOT. SAY HI TO AUNT VIV, GIVE HER A KISS FOR ME.I MISS YOU BOTH AND LOVE YOU----- JAYDEN

Dear Richard "Dick"--- How do you say good-bye to a life long family member & friend? It was very difficult seeing you leave us. I know you are in a better place & out of pain, and you are with Vivian. I miss the two of you so much...

Our lives are going on but much differently than before. Viv & you are with me all the time. When we play bags I can see you standing there telling me to ark & throw the bags. You have always been like a brother to all of us and I cherish that. My farewell tribute to you is to Thank You for being in our family. You are missed more than words can say. May you Rest in Peace..

Give my Sister a hug & kiss for me. I Love You Barbara

Hey Dick,
I want to thank you for all the great times we had and all the help you have given me.You and Viv are always on my mind.I will never forget the experences we had together.Please keep looking over my shoulder and helping me. Your ever loving brother in law Bill.

Dear Grandpa,
I cant believe its already been a year. I miss you and grandma so much. Its still not real too me. I keep thinking I can still pick up the phone and talk to both of you. Too talk to grandma about all the things thats been going on with the family and talking to you about the kids and whats been going on with me and everyone. I know we moved I wish it wasnt that far. But the memories that we had and all the family parties made all that special. I know you and grandma will be looking down and watching over us. I love you guys very much. And miss you guys. You are me and the kids guardian angels. You and grandma will always be in my heart and never forgotten.

To my brother Richard whom I miss dearly .I look at you and Viv's picture and think of all the memories we've shared and keep telling myself I must go on for this is what you would want me to do.I pray I can keep the family close together as in the past.I can't believe a year has passed, you and Viv our in my prayers daily.I miss cooking for you and Viv and all the fun times we had at the casino. You will always be in my heart you were the best brother-in-law and friend anyone could ask for. I miss you so.
Till we meet again I Love You.

Psalm 23 - The Lord's my Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Dear Dick, your family is my family and your openness to let me in to be the friend that I am today to your children is ever and forever appreciated. I loved how different you and Vivian were in comparison to what I grew up with. Catholic/Baptist. You guys were SO MUCH FUN! Thank you for all that you did to let me in. The trips to Chicago. The Sunday boat family picnics. You knew Laurie and I meant a lot to each other. Thank you for seeing that. It is sweet how strong your family love has grown. Walk in the flowers with Vivian. I shall always love and remember you. Barbara Sue Cargill Hoberg

Uncle dick,
we miss you everyday and i think about you all the time. when i look out into my back yard and see you playing bags and or fishing with the boys. i miss those times!! but one thing will allways be in my mind. everytime i saw you there was a hand shake and a kiss on the cheek!!! you were my godfather and that kiss on the cheek always meant someting to you cuz there were times when i would just hand shake you and you always pull me back and made sure you got that kiss on the cheek and that meant alot to me!! your in my dreams and in my heart always.
ps. make sure aunt viv is wearing those waldo glasses when she is playing dice and give her a kiss for me and waldo !!!
love you,
Sam

For being the only Grandpa we ever met or knew, you're pretty amazing. I wish I would've paid more attention to your war stories I constantly asked you about. Im grateful that my son got to meet you and that we were able to spend those last days with you. I'll never forget how Brandon kept running into your room just to see you. I know you and Grandma are watching over us with all the freakish things that keep happening around us. But thanks for letting us know that you guys are here for us. It means alot. I can't believe its been a year already. I'll love you always! ~ALWAYS REMEMBER NEVER FORGET~ And you are one Grandpa that will never be FORGOTTEN!!!!!

I am sorry for your loss. I remember your Mom and Dad from the old neighborhood and have nice memories of them! You are in my prayers.

TO THE BURT FAMILY
I AM TRULY SORRY FOR BOTH THE LOSS OF YOUR MOM AND DAD. I HAVE VERY GOOD CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF MY AUNT VIV AND UNCLE DICK. I LOVED LIVING ACROSS THE STREET FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVING A SECOND FAMILY TO WATCH OVER US KIDS. YOUR GUYS ARE TRULY MISSED AND DID LEAVE AN IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE WHO CAME ACROSS YOUR LIVES. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE IN A BETTER PLACE, TOGETHER FOREVER.... ALI ZAYAS-STITT

Grandpa, I'm sorry for putting you through all the things I put you through over the years. I finally realized what it all meant. I'm glad you forgave me before you passed... I miss you and grandma so much, everytime I look at the picture we took together on Easter I get tears in my eyes. I love and miss you so much, you will be missed dearly. Please watch over me and my family. Love, Michael, Eileen, Victoria, & Alexis.

I can't believe it is almost a year already, yet somehow it feels longer than a year. I miss you so much & hate that I can't go see you anytime I want to. I love you so much & think of you always.

Richard,I was so lucky to finally meet you and your family. I knew I would love you long before I met you and I always will. I would have liked to have you for many years. I needed a brother like you. I hope you know that my whole family and Jeanne and her family were all really happy to finally meet you or at least hear what kind of man you are.
Bill and I thought about moving closer to the Chicago area but you weren't able to give us enough time. I hope you have met Daddy and the two of you are at peace with each other. If you see Ellwood.......
I will no doubt see you again in a few years.
All my love,
Bonnie

I have many memories that I will cherish forever. Although you are gone from this earth, you have a new eternal home in Heaven with Mom.
May your light forever shine.

I am so lucky to have had you in my life. I was so young, I became part of your family, well not officially, but kinda and will always treasure everyone.

Uncle Dick,

I can't believe it's almost been a year already since you left us. We all miss you so much. It was so hard to see you lay there and suffer those last couple days of your life. I will never forget all the fun times we had, all the games of Dice and cards we played sitting around Aunt Nancy's dining room table. Those are the best memories, and the ones I will never forget about. The one memory I will ABSOLUTELY NEVER forget, is one of the last days we had with you. When I was in the bedroom with you, and I asked you to hold my hand. You grabbed it with all your might and squeezed. I told you I loved you and you whispered it back. Every time I think about that, it still brings tears to my eyes. In a good way, because I know that you did and always will love me (as well as all of us) and it makes me happy now to see you not in pain anymore and to know that you are back with the true love of you life, Aunt Viv. I will always have you in my thoughts and prayers and I will never forget all the fun times we've had with everyone. May you rest in peace. I love you... Say Hi to everyone for me.

Grandpa-its still hard for me to look at a picture of you and grandma without tears coming to my eyes. I miss you guys more then ever! I hate how you suffered...it was not fair. But you and grandma are together again and that's all that matters! Mike and I got yours and grandmas message at target! Its good to know you guys are always looking out for us no matter where we are! Do me a favor and check out Lil E on holloween...you're going to like what you see!! I love you soooo much...until we meet again!

Uncle Dick,

It was incredibly sad to see you struggle at the end but also bittersweet because I knew you were going to be with Aunt Viv again. I know that both of you are looking down on all of us and helping us all move forward. You are always with me and will always be.
Hugs and Kisses,
Nina

Happy Fathers Day Dad. You're missed and in my thoughts always. You were my coach, my hero, my confidant and the greatest Dad a girl could ask for. You did not deserve what life threw you at the end but as bad as it got, I was thankful that I was able to be with you to ease your pain and had I known that you didn't want me there at the end...I would've left days earlier just so you didn't have to suffer. So.. I know you're better off where you're at with Mom but life just isn't the same and I miss you both terribly. Until we meet again..You are forever in my heart and in my soul.

December 10, 2009

Please accept my deepest sympathies. When Dick and I were kids in Minnesota, we played a lot of cards. His Grandma would make stacks of toast and cups of coffee and the three of us would have a great time. He was a big part of the happiest memories I have as a kid. I will never forget him.

Dear Burt Family,
We had such good times with Rich and Viv at the Signal Delivery Truck Roadeos. Our families shared many exciting moments with all our kids. Keep the great memories in your hearts. Rich will be missed by everyone that knew him. What a great guy!!!
Dan and Betty Miller
Vail, Arizona

The Burt Family,
I will always remember Rich driving in the Illinois Trucking Compititions with my dad (Dan Miller) when it was a family 3 day event. Both Rich and Viv will be fondly remembered. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Gregg & Lisa Miller-Leschman

Nancy and Family,

Our sympathies are with you and your family in the passing of your brother-in-law Dick.

You will all be in our thoughts and prayers.

To all the Burt Family,

I am so sorry to hear about one of my closest friends. We sure had a lot of fun him and Viv. I will miss seeing him when I visit Chicago. But he's in a better place and with the love of his life Vivian. My Prayers and love go with the whole family wish I could be there with all of you but my thoughts will be with you.

Rory and Family,

You and your family are truly in our prayers! Your dad was just as great as your mother - they are both truly missed. May you have peace in knowing that they are together and in peace.

Love Ed and Lisa Lynch

Rory and family,
I am sorry for your loss. I will always remmeber your dad as a kind soul.

My prayers and thoughts are with the family.